BayPort Credit Union announced it received one of nine Biz Kid$ Financial Education Grants from the National Credit Union Foundation, for the 2018 – 2019 school year.
BayPort will leverage their existing partnerships with 15 middle schools in the Hampton Roads area to reach over 14,000 students with the Biz Kid$ curriculum. Students in these schools will be encouraged to interact with BayPort’s school-based branches as they move through the Biz Kid$ lesson plans to further their financial literacy skills.
“These unique Biz Kid$ initiatives represent new and innovative approaches to youth financial literacy,” said Danielle Brown, the Foundation’s National Program Director. “Biz Kid$ is the only national financial education programming for young people; funded entirely by credit unions.”
BayPort has 50 student-run credit unions inside local elementary, middle and high schools, in which programs like Biz Kid$ helps provide financial tools and wellness for students to encourage positive saving habits for their long-term financial success.
