Youth Financial Education

There are a number of resources available for parents and children to learn more about money management and personal finance. Many of the links below are partners of the League and Maine’s credit unions. Click on any of the links below to get started.

• Maine Credit Unions’ Financial Fitness Fairs – Since the program’s inception in 2004, nearly 73,000 Maine students have participated in a Financial Fitness Fair.
• The Maine Credit Union League is an eighteen-time winner of the national Desjardins Award for Youth Financial Education.
• Maine credit unions have a dedicated Director of Outreach & Financial Education to help Mainers with financial issues, challenges, and opportunities.
• Maine credit unions have access to elementary and middle school-level curriculum programs, which consists of grab-and-go resources and lesson plans that credit union staff or volunteers can lead in schools.

• Maine Credit Unions’ Financial Literacy Blog
• Maine Credit Unions’ Virtual Financial Fitness Fair
• Maine Credit Unions’ Curriculum
• Maine Jump$tart Coalition
• National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE)
• Next Gen Personal Finance
• Junior Achievement of Maine