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Youth Financial Education

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  • Fun Engaging Activities
  • Great for All Ages
  • Tools for Parents & Teachers
Fun Engaging Activities
Great for All Ages
Tools for Parents & Teachers
WCCU's Financial Education Center Youth Financial Education Scholarship Opportunities Teacher Grant Program

It's never too early to begin smart money habits!

We believe that strong financial habits begin early! Help kids learn about saving, spending, budgeting, and more with these great resources. Our goal is to make money management easy and fun for kids, families, and educators.

Greenlight
For Parents 
  • Sign up for Greenlight’s Debit Card and App for Free* through WCCU. Simply sign up here and connect your WCCU Checking account to Greenlight.
  • Teach your kids to earn, save and spend wisely with flexible controls, real-time notifications plus the ability to automate allowance, transfer money, and setup savings goals.
  • Get access to Level Up™, an in-app, interactive financial literacy game that teaches kids and teens essential money skills through fun, videos, minigames, and questions. 

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For Teachers
  • Greenlight Classrooms offers a free web-based personal finance curriculum and resource library mapped to your state’s standards. Built by teachers, for teachers.

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Council for Economic Education (CEE)

The Council for Economic Education (CEE) offers a wide range of age-appropriate lessons on economics and personal finance to prepare students for real-world financial decisions.

For Parents
  • Explore and download the Family-at-Home Financial Fun Pack for grades K-12, which includes fun activities, games, worksheets, and recommended books designed to help families develop important financial literacy skills.
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For Teachers

  • Access free classroom resources for grades K-12, including interactive lessons, activities, articles, and videos categorized by topic, grade level, resource type, subject, and standards.
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Money Basics through MyCreditUnion.gov

The National Credit Union Administration offers interactive articles, videos, and activities that teach the basics of budgeting, saving, spending, and using credit.


For Parents & Teachers
  • Explore educational resource guides designed to build financial knowledge with practical skills that will help learners manage their money. 

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For Kids
  • Kids can play World of Cents, a fun and engaging, game for ages 5 and up where kids match coins to earn money, then decide how to spend it building a magical world. 
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Westerly Community Credit Union is a full-service credit union with Rhode Island branches in Westerly, Richmond, Wakefield, and Coventry.

Youth Accounts
Help your child save smart, spend wisely & learn confidently.
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I joined because they have a great staff that are willing to work with you when life hits you hard, especially when you’re a student.    
Sarah L. of Wood River Junction
I joined because I wanted all the perks of a big bank but with a small-town feel. Plus, it is my community and the best bank for me!    
Kelly R. of Richmond
I joined because my mom and dad use WCCU. They loved it so I joined, and I love it. They are so nice and helpful- great people at all the branches.    
 
Kevin P. of Charlestown

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*Westerly Community Credit Union members are eligible for the Greenlight SELECT plan at no cost when they connect their Westerly Community Credit Union checking account as the Greenlight funding source for the entirety of the promotion. Subject to minimum balance requirements and identity verification. Upgrades will result in additional fees. Upon termination of promotion, customers will be responsible for associated monthly fees. See terms for details. Offer ends 10/23/2026. Offer subject to change and partner participation.