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Center for Family Development

Center for Family Development. Taking University research and education to the people of Minnesota ... discovering real-world solutions to real-life problems Youth & Money - Provides resource management training to high school and college-age youth. What is Junior Achievement?

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Center for Family Development

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  1. Center for Family Development Taking University research and education to the people of Minnesota ... discovering real-world solutions to real-life problems Youth & Money- Provides resource management training to high school and college-age youth

  2. What is Junior Achievement? • The world’s largest organization dedicated to educating students about workforce readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy through experiential, hands-on programs. • Serves students K-12 in Minnesota, North Dakota, and western Wisconsin • Local annual impact • 550 Schools • 6,500 Volunteers • 100,000+ Students

  3. Elementary Programs • Six sequential themes for K-5 • Ourselves • Our Families • Our Community • Our City • Our Region • Our Nation • 5 lessons (30-45 minutes each) • Elementary program activities build on studies from each preceding grade and prepare students for secondary school and lifelong learning

  4. Middle School Programs • Three middle grade programs • JA America Works • JA Economics for Success • JA Global Marketplace • Six lessons (45 minutes each) • JA’s middle grade programs help teens make difficult decisions about how to best prepare for their educational and professional future.

  5. High School Programs • Nine high school programs • JA Be Entrepreneurial • JA Exploring Economics • JA Banks in Action • JA Careers with a Purpose • JA Economics • JA Business Ethics • JA Success Skills • JA Company Program • JA Personal Finance • JA’s high school programs help students make informed, intelligent decisions about their future, and fosters skills that will be highly useful in the business world.

  6. Capstone Programs • Hands-on curriculum and real-world simulations • JA BizTown – 4th-6th grade students run city for a day (in Maplewood, MN) • JA Finance Park – middle and high school students manage personal budget (in Maplewood or online!) • JA Titan – high school students run an online business (opportunities throughout the region)

  7. Credit Unions and Financial Education By Angie Pidde SouthPoint Federal Credit Union

  8. State Level Minnesota Family Involvement Council Minnesota Credit Union Network

  9. National Level National Youth Involvement Board

  10. State and National Statistics • July 2008 – July 2009 • Credit Unions in Minnesota = 294 presentations • Credit Unions in Minnesota = 6,463 students • July 2008 – July 2009 • Credit Unions throughout U.S = 12,827 presentations • Credit Unions throughout U.S = 396,649 students

  11. Credit Unions in Action

  12. Resources • www.mncun.org • www.mnfic.org • www.nyib.org • Angie Pidde – Training Coordinator • SouthPoint Federal Credit Union • Angie.pidde@southpointfed.com • (507) 794-6712

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