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UFirst FCU in partnership with the New York Credit Union Foundation and Cornell Cooperative Extension sponsored a day long training for credit union personnel, board members and teachers at the Valcour Educational Center on Thursday, 8/23. Diane La Vigna-Wixted, of the New York Credit Union Foundation, presented curriculum for the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE's) High School Financial Planning Program (HSFPP). UFirst CEO Linda Bourgeois, Marketing Director Jody Carpenter and Board Member Virginia Brady attended along with representatives from GP FCU, Peru Teachers FCU and faculty from Peru Central School, Saranac Lake Central School and Ausable Valley Central School. The HSFPP is designed to be used both in school and in the community to teach teens financial responsibility and management. It is a free program that provides tested materials which meet both federal and state instructional standards. HSFPP includes units in goal setting, budgeting, saving, spending, and the importance of protecting financial information. The HSFPP website features materials for parents, teachers and students. Local schools and credit unions will be initiating this program with students this year.
Members who are interested in having this program introduced to administrators and faculty in local schools should email The Boardcast or email Jody Carpenter at UFirst FCU.
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