Coast Life Credit Union opens doors to youth for financial literacy program

Coast Life Credit Union opens doors to youth for financial literacy program

Coast Life Credit Union is helping fill a gap in financial education for young people through a program called Financial Fridays.The program invites youth and young adults to spend a half-day at the credit union learning about personal finance topics, including budgeting, credit scores, and real-life money management scenarios. Financial Fridays teaches youth real-world money skills"It's a financial literacy event. It can be considered a financi…

Wisconsin launches grant program to expand financial literacy education in schools

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) — Two Wisconsin state agencies are teaming up to put more money behind financial literacy education, offering grants of up to $7,500 to help schools develop new programs and resources for students.