Through Bank It:
•Learn how to make positive money choices—starting now.
•Become more comfortable with talking about and managing money.
•Discover how to avoid common money traps.
•Identify easy steps to reach their financial dreams.
•Find people and resources to support them in making money choices.
Audiences
•Parents
•Teenagers (grades 6 to 12)
•Volunteers (workshop leaders and community partners)
Benefits of Bank It
•Helps improve family communication about money by providing tools, ideas and encouragement for both parents and teens.
•Offers positive, empowering and practical guidance to help parents and teens make better money choices.
•Blends sound financial information, interactive learning and the 40 Developmental Assets that kids need to grow up successfully.
•Reaches parents and teens where they are most comfortable—in community-based settings.
•Introduces all 29 of the “National Standards in K-12 Personal Finance Education” from the Jump$tart Coalition for
Personal Financial Literacy.
•Equips youth workers, teachers, parent educators and other leaders to address financial literacy.
•Is easy, free, flexible and convenient to use.