Children & Money


USEFUL LINKS

Cash Course [Developed by the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) the cashcourse.org web site helps college-age students on campuses across the country.]

Child Stats [Easy access to federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education]

Children and Money [Offers money tips for young Americans, financial information and education resources]

Choose to Save [Promotes the idea that saving today is vital to a secure financial future]

College Opportunities On-Line [To help college students, future students, and their parents understand the differences between colleges and how much it costs to attend college]

College Savings Plans Network [Intended to make higher education more attainable, the Network serves as a clearinghouse for information among existing college savings programs]

Consumer Reports 4Kids

EconEd Link [A premier source of classroom tested, Internet-based economic lesson materials for K-12 teachers and their students]

Federal Reserve [Dedicated to personal financial education and the idea that there is a lot to learn about money]

Financial Aid [A comprehensive resource on student financial aid from the U.S. Department of Education]

Financial Literacy 2010 [A national campaign to increase the average high school student's savvy about personal finance and investment]

I Have a Dream (Children Financial Education)

It All Adds Up [Interactive program designed to help high school teachers and students understand responsible personal finance management skills and the proper care and use of credit.]

Kids.gov [Home page of government website for children grades K-8 and educators.]

Kids.gov on money [Money section of government website for children grades K-8 and educators.]

KIDS COUNT [By providing policymakers and citizens with benchmarks of child well-being, KIDS COUNT seeks to enrich local, state, and national discussions concerning ways to secure better futures for all children.]

KidsEcon Posters [The KidsEcon Posters© project is dedicated to giving teachers the tools they need to help their students understand the exciting economic world around them - making them more effective producers, consumers, savers, investors, and voting citizens.]

Kidz Privacy [A commercial website/online service that is targeted to children]

Mapping Your Future [Find out how to choose a career and how to reach your career goal]

Money and Credit [To identify, protect, represent, and advance the economic and social interests of consumers and workers]

Money Talks [This web site was developed by the UCCE Money 2000+ for Teens workgroup for financial literacy.]

National Council on Economic Education [The National Council on Economic Education (NCEE) is a nationwide network that leads in promoting economic literacy with students and their teachers]

National Endowment for Financial Education [Provides Americans with practical money-management skills]

Practical Money Skills [A management tool to use in creating a budget called a budget planner.]

Teens and Money [Teens and Money research shows that teens are lacking the skills to deal with their finances responsibly.]

Thrive by Five [Teaching your preschooler about spending and saving--free activities and other resources for parents who want to encourage healthy attitudes about money in young children.

Wise Pockets World [A great place for parents, kids, an teachers to learn about managing money]

Your Money Counts [A web site designed to help young adults, high school and college students respond to financial issues, Jump$tart Coalition partner]

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Page was last updated:
February 18, 2009