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Organizations Supporting Financial Literacy

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Organizations Supporting Financial Literacy

• America Saves
  America Saves is a nationwide campaign in which a broad coalition of nonprofit, corporate, and government groups helps individuals and families save and build wealth.

• American Bankers Association Education Foundation (ABAEF)
  The ABAEF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides leadership and banker resources to help consumers take control of their personal finances.  ABAEF has supported the banking industry’s efforts to teach personal finance skills in schools and communities across the country for more than seven decades.
  ○  Teach Children to Save

• Council for Economic Education (NCEE)
  This non-profit provides teacher training and materials to instill an understanding of economic principles for K-12 graders.  The council runs a nationwide network of state councils and more than 260 university-based centers called EconomicsAmerica.  The council developed the Financial Fitness for Life personal finance curriculum for K-12.  Teacher and parent materials are available.

• EverFi Inc. - NBA ENDORSED VENDOR
  Endorsed by the Nebraska Bankers Association, EverFi is the leading education technology platform that teaches, assesses, and certifies students in critical life skills.

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
  The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) is an independent agency created by Congress to maintain stability and public confidence in the nation's financial system.
  ○  Consumer Protection Information
  ○  FDIC's YouTube Channel
  ○  Foreclosure Prevention Website

• Federal Reserve Education 
  Find resources and programs available to your school through the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, including The Money Circle, There's No Business Like Bank Business, Payment Parliament, Brain Drain, and Do I Have What It Takes to Be an Entrepreneur.
  ○  Bankers in the Classroom:  Resource Guide for Bankers
  ○  The Money Circle Curriculum
  ○  Kids and Money:  Teaching Children to Manage Their Finances
  ○  Piggy Bank Primer Teacher's Guide and Piggy Bank Primer Worksheets
  ○  Professor Finance & Fed Boy Meet the Catastrophe Clan

• Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy
  Working with and through its members - a collection of non-profit organizations, government agencies, state-based coalitions, and private companies - Jump$tart evaluates the financial literacy of young adults; develops, disseminates, and encourages the use of standards for grades K-12; and promotes the teaching of personal finance.  Jump$tart's website features a Personal Finance Clearinghouse with more than 250 personal finance education materials for use in K-12 classrooms and a searchable database.  The site also provides an interactive area called Reality Check to help young people determine the costs of their desired lifestyle.  

• Junior Achievement
  Junior Achievement is the world's largest organization dedicated to educating students about workforce readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy through experiential, hands-on programs.  JA's various programs are geared toward elementary, middle, and high school.

• MyMoney.gov
  This website is brought to you by 22 federal entities that work on improving financial literacy and education.  It is a central place for unbiased, reliable information and materials on financial topics of interest to you.

• National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE)
  This non-profit is best known for its NEFE High School Financial Planning Program®, which uses contemporary materials to teach the basics of personal finance to young people while they are developing habits and attitudes about money.  A Braille version is also available.

• National Financial Educators Council
  The council provides financial education solutions to individuals, schools, businesses, families, government, and nonprofit organizations around the globe to improve financial literacy.

• National Foundation for Credit Counseling
  This non-profit contains a nationwide network of thousands of Neighborhood Financial Care Centers designed to provide assistance to people dealing with stressful financial situations. The organization offers a variety of services including counseling, money management education, and homebuyer education.  A number of Consumer Tools are available online.  Credit Counseling offices are located in communities nationwide.

• Nebraska Department of Banking & Finance - Consumer Resources
  Regulates and supervises various financial industries on behalf of the state of Nebraska and its residents.  The department provides numerous resources to educate consumers on financial matters and scams.
  ○  Mortgage Lending:  Before You Sign...
  ○  Seniors & Fraud...Protect Yourself With Information
  ○  Invest Your Time Before Your Money
  ○  How to Identify Telemarketing Investment Fraud
  ○  Scams, Schemes & Swindles:  Top 10 Investment Traps
  ○  Delayed Deposit Services in Nebraska:  What You Should Know About Payday Advances
  ○  How the Nebraska Foreclosure Protection Act Can Help You

• Nebraska Council on Economic Education
  The mission of the Nebraska Council on Economic Education is to continually improve school economic education programs throughout Nebraska.  Its primary goal is helping K-12 teachers learn and teach economics.

• Nebraska Financial Education Coalition
  The coalition's mission is to strive to improve the personal financial knowledge and decision-making ability of Nebraska citizens by promoting public awareness of the need for personal financial education, and by facilitating networking and partnerships for financial education service providers.

• Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship
  This organization focuses on giving youngsters from low-income backgrounds a chance to become economically successful.

• One Economy Corp.
  One Economy is a global non-profit organization that leverages the power of technology and connects underserved people around the world to vital information that will improve their lives.

• U.S. Department of Treasury - Financial Education & Financial Access
  Throughout the federal government, agencies are sponsoring and developing financial education initiatives directed to a broad and diverse constituency.  The Treasury Department offers an overview of financial capability efforts and other applicable resources and programs.

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Financial Literacy Resources for Children

• The Centsables
  A financial literacy program that helps kids gain real-life money management skills.

• Electric Money
  Electric Money is a two-part series produced for PBS by Oregon Public Broadcasting that explores how the digital revolution has completely transformed virtually every sort of financial activity over the last 50 years.

• Federal Reserve Education
  This site contains links to a wealth of free educational resources, including curriculum, videos, booklets, research, newsletters, and interactive sites.

• Federal Reserve Kids Page
  Launched by the Federal Reserve Board, this site is designed to educate middle school students about the Federal Reserve System.

• Hands on Banking (El futuro en tus manos)
  Sponsored by Wells Fargo, N.A., this innovative, entertaining program includes customized instructions in English and Spanish for four age groups, from 4th grade through adult.

• It All Adds Up
  Sponsored by the Council for Economic Education and the American Express Foundation, this site is for teens who want to get a head start on their financial future.

• Learning the Value of Money:  Lesson Plans & Activities
  You'll find online or downloadable activities, games, lesson plans, and resources for parents and teachers about teaching children from kindergarten to high school about money.

• The Mint
  Sponsored by the Council for Economic Education and the Northwestern Mutual Life Foundation, this website is designed for middle school and high school students, their teachers, and parents.

• Money Math:  Lessons for Life
  This supplemental middle-school math curriculum addresses mathematical concepts using real-world financial scenarios and can be used in math, consumer science, social studies, after school, and other programs for grades 7-9.  Topics include income, saving, taxes, and budgeting.

• Money Savvy Generation
  This site offers products and services to help parents and educators teach money management basics to elementary school-aged children.

• Planet Orange
  Throughout your stay on Planet Orange, you will be able to tackle topics that range from the value of money to setting a budget, understanding credit, and building savings goals for the future.  Developed for grades 4 to 8.

• Yes, You Can
  Yes, You Can is an education program from American Century Investments® that begins with the history of money and advances to the basic principles of money management and investing.

• U.S. Treasury Kids Zone
  This site is a portal that links young people to U.S. federal government websites for kids including the White House, Bureau of Engraving & Printing, and U.S. Mint, among others.

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Financial Literacy Resources for Teens & Young Adults

• AutoTown
  In AutoTown, you will get to "purchase" your first car and find out what it really costs.  Each of the stops in AutoTown will be similar to what you will experience in real life.

• The Bad Credit Hotel
  Visit The Bad Credit Hotel to enlighten the murkier areas of your credit know how—brought to you by the U.S. Treasury Department.

• Banking Basics
  Published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, this 30-page publication answers many of the most common questions about banks and banking.

• Dollars From Sense
  Sponsored by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, this site instructs young adults in the basics of personal finance and investing so they can make smart financial decisions during the early stages of their working lives and beyond.  Through rich media presentations and real-life stories, users learn the importance of saving for retirement, the dangers of credit card debt, important financial considerations in accomplishing their short- and long-term goals, and the basics of saving and investing.

• Federal Reserve Education
  This site contains links to a wealth of free educational resources, including curriculum, videos, booklets, research, newsletters, interactive sites, and other Federal Reserve and non-Fed educational materials.

• Federal Reserve Kids Page
  Launched by the Federal Reserve Board, this site is designed to educate middle school students about the Federal Reserve System.

• Financial Football
  Visa and the National Football League have teamed up to help students across the country learn financial concepts—with Financial Football.  Students tackle financial questions in this fast-paced, quiz-style game which divides classrooms into two teams that compete by answering finance-themed questions to earn yardage and score touchdowns.

• It All Adds Up
  Sponsored by the Council for Economic Education and the American Express Foundation, this site is for teens who want to get a head start on their financial future.

• Learning the Value of Money:  Lesson Plans & Activities
  You'll find online or downloadable activities, games, lesson plans, and resources for parents and teachers about teaching children from kindergarten to high school about money.

• The Mint
  Sponsored by the Council for Economic Education and Northwestern Mutual Life Foundation, this website is designed for middle school and high school students, young adults, teachers, and parents.

• Money in Motion
  The American Bankers Association Education Foundation teamed up with Scholastic, the largest publisher of children's books, to produce Money in Motion, a financial literacy program designed to help teachers educate their students on basic financial skills.  Targeted to students in grades 7-12 and using reproducible handouts and problem-solving exercises, the materials cover a broad range of subjects.

• Moneyopolis
  This site introduces you to Xerbie, a visitor from outer space who's stranded in Moneyopolis because he couldn't save enough money to repair his broken spaceship.  Help him get back home by answering questions in each section of the site and completing the game.  The site encourages kids to consider finding an after-school job, saving for college, and setting long-term goals while learning about the importance of community volunteer work.  Developed for grades 6 to 8.

• MsMoney.com Inc.
  This site is dedicated to addressing financial issues from a woman's perspective by providing resources and information on online seminars and advice columns.

• NEFE High School Financial Planning Program
  This NEFE site is managed and maintained by young adults.  It incorporates educational and informative content through fun animation and graphics.

• Planet Orange
  Throughout your stay on Planet Orange, you will be able to tackle topics that range from the value of money to setting a budget, understanding credit, and building savings goals for the future.  Developed for grades 4 to 8.

• Playbook for Life
  It's never too early to start planning for life after graduation, and now is a great time to begin!  The Hartford has been working closely with the NCAA to give you a jumpstart with the Playbook for Life website, a basic guide on personal financial planning.

• Practical Money Skills for Life
  Sponsored by Visa, the Practical Money Skills for Life site is designed to help educators, parents, and students practice better money management for life.

• Stagecoach Island
  Stagecoach Island is an online virtual world created by Wells Fargo for young adults.  You can explore the island, connect with friends and make new ones, and learn smart money management.

• Stretcher
  Find the answers to your money management questions through the hundreds of articles on topics such as banking, credit, debt, and finance.

• Tips for Kids
  Tips for Kids is an education program by American Century Investments® that begins with the history of money and advances to the basic principles of money management and investing.

• Understanding Taxes
  Sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service, teens will learn how much they will earn after taxes from various summer jobs at this site.

• Young Americans Center for Financial Education
  This site informs visitors about banking basics, how to calculate interest, and the cost of college.

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Financial Literacy Resources for College-Bound Students

• Building Your Future FInancial Literacy Curriculum
  The Actuarial Foundation has released to U.S. high school and college teachers its Building Your Future financial literacy curriculum to help teens master the foundational elements of personal finance and to prepare for life on their own.

• FinAid!
  This extensive site contains information on student loans, scholarships, and financial aid.

• Financial Football
  Visa and the National Football League have teamed up to help students across the country learn financial concepts—with Financial Football.  Students tackle financial questions in this fast-paced, quiz-style game which divides classrooms into two teams that compete by answering finance-themed questions to earn yardage and score touchdowns.

• Playbook for Life
  It's never too early to start planning for life after graduation, and now is a great time to begin!  The Hartford has been working closely with the NCAA to give you a jumpstart with the Playbook for Life website, a basic guide on personal financial planning.

• Understanding Taxes
  Sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service, teens will learn how much they will earn after taxes from various summer jobs at this site.

• University of Nebraska Student Money Management Center
  The Student Money Management Center helps students develop ways to better manage their finances and make good financial decisions.

• VideoCreditScore™
  With topics ranging from credit score basics to identity theft, VideoCreditScore™ provides a simple way to learn about a complex subject—through free online videos along with in-depth product reviews.

• Young Americans Center for Financial Education
  This site informs visitors about banking basics, how to calculate interest, and the cost of college.

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Financial Literacy Resources for Adults

• America Saves
  America Saves is a nationwide campaign in which a broad coalition of nonprofit, corporate, and government groups helps individuals and families save and build wealth.

• The Beehive
  Developed by One Economy Corp., the Beehive is the place to go for information and resources about money, health, jobs, school, and family.  The site includes games and quizzes to keep it interesting.  Supporters include AOL Time Warner, Cisco Systems, and U.S. Bank, among many others.

• CARE - Credit Abuse Resistance Program
  CARE is a free financial literacy program that makes bankruptcy professionals available to educators, students, and the public to illuminate the dangers of credit abuse.

• Consumer Connection
  Sponsored by the American Bankers Association Education Foundation, this site provides information and advice on banking and personal finance issues, including preventing identity theft.  

• FDIC Quick Links for Consumers & Communities
  Information on bank closings, identity theft and privacy, financial education, banking tools and resources, consumer protection assistance, deposit insurance, real estate and housing, and community reinvestment and development.

• Federal Citizen Information Center
  Free and low-cost resources covering money and many other topics.

• Fight Identity Theft
  The goal of Fight Identity Theft is to make you more aware of the risks of identity theft and to present clear steps you can take to protect yourself.

• Free to Choose by Milton Friedman
  The classic economic television series, “Free to Choose,” is available online for free at The Idea Channel Web site.  The series does an excellent job of explaining economic concepts.

• Get Smart About Credit Resource Center
  Whether you're in high school, college, the military, or have your first job - and you're thinking about getting a credit card - this American Bankers Association Education Foundation site will help you learn how to establish credit, maintain a good credit record, recognize when you're financially stressed, and protect your credit.

• Hands on Banking (El futuro en tus manos)
  Sponsored by Wells Fargo, N.A., this innovative, entertaining program includes customized instruction in English and Spanish for four age groups, from 4th grade through adult.

• The Mint
  Sponsored by the Council for Economic Education and Northwestern Mutual Life Foundation, this website is designed for middle school and high school students, young adults, teachers, and parents.

• Money Smart
  The Money Smart curriculum - available in seven languages - was developed by the FDIC to help individuals enhance their money management skills, understand basic financial services, and build their financial confidence to use banking services effectively.  The free, reproducible curriculum contains 10 comprehensive, instructor-led units covering basic financial topics.

• Practical Money Skills for Life
  Sponsored by Visa, the Practical Money Skills for Life site is designed to help educators, parents, and students practice better money management for life.

• Teach Children to Save Resource Center
  This American Bankers Association Education Foundation site will help you spotlight the importance of teaching youth about saving, budgeting, recognizing needs and wants, and how interest makes money grow.

• Tips You Can Bank On:  An FDIC Guide to Being a Smarter, Safer Financial Consumer
  The FDIC offers a collection of simple, common-sense strategies for saving and shopping for your family's financial needs.

• USDA Financial Security Learning Tools
  Web-based programs, offered by USDA Cooperative Extension, will help you learn about planning for your own financial security.

• VideoCreditScore™
  With topics ranging from credit score basics to identity theft, VideoCreditScore™ provides a simple way to learn about a complex subject—through free online videos along with in-depth product reviews.

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Financial Literacy Resources for Parents & Grandparents

• Consumer Connection
  Sponsored by the American Bankers Association Education Foundation, this site provides information and advice on banking and personal finance issues, including preventing identity theft.  

• Hands on Banking (El futuro en tus manos)
  Sponsored by Wells Fargo, N.A., this innovative, entertaining program includes customized instruction in English and Spanish for four age groups, from 4th grade through adult.

• Kiplinger
  This site is an excellent all-purpose guide to finances and money management.

• The Mint
  Sponsored by the Council for Economic Education and Northwestern Mutual Life Foundation, this site is designed for middle school and high school students, young adults, teachers, and parents.

• Money Smart
  The Money Smart curriculum - available in seven languages - was developed by the FDIC to help individuals enhance their money management skills, understand basic financial services, and build their financial confidence to use banking services effectively.  The free, reproducible curriculum contains 10 comprehensive, instructor-led units covering basic financial topics.

• Money Talks
  Money Talks is a newsletter for bank customers, published by the ABA Education Foundation and available to bankers free of charge.  Every issue is available in English and Spanish.  It contains practical advice, thought-provoking ideas, and age-appropriate activities for parents, grandparents, and other caring adults to bring money lessons alive for kids and young adults.

• Playbook for Life
  Sponsored by The Hartford, the Playbook for Life offers a primer on credit, savings, investments, and insurance—the basics everyone should know to get on solid financial footing.  The site includes a free guide for parents with tips and resources for talking about finances with your son or daughter.

• Practical Money Skills for Life
  Sponsored by Visa, the Practical Money Skills for Life website is designed to help educators, parents, and students practice better money management for life.

• Smart Money
  From The Wall Street Journal, Smart Money is a comprehensive site that provides a wide array of financial planning information.

• Understanding Taxes
  Sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service, teens will learn how much they will earn after taxes from various summer jobs at this site.

• VideoCreditScore™
  With topics ranging from credit score basics to identity theft, VideoCreditScore™ provides a simple way to learn about a complex subject—through free online videos along with in-depth product reviews.

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Financial Literacy Online Videos

• Better Business Bureau
  Includes 20+ videos on foreclosure, credit, credit score, saving, owning a home, money management, and many more.
   
• Money Management International
  Includes 60+ videos on topics of debt, college cost reduction, car loans, credit cards, foreclosure, mortgages, online shopping, and many other topics.
   
• Practical Money Skills for Life
  Provides a variety of resources on financial education including videos on topics of IRAs, bonds, interest, annual percentage rate, bankruptcy, and more.
   
• Take Charge America
  Includes videos on credit counseling, understanding credit, money & relationships, loans, housing, and debt management plannning.

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