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Support & Resources

Credit Union Resources

National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) High School Financial Planning Program

Filene Research Institute (resource that explores issues vital to the future of credit unions and consumer finance)

CUNA Member Financial Literacy (includes free newsletter articles)

CUNA Personal Financial Literacy Publications and Resources

CUNA Handbooks and Activity Books

NCUA Financial Education (includes financial education library; CU savings insurance information, financial education links, etc.)

REAL Solutions (through the National Credit Union Foundation (NCUF))

Alabama Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy

Florida Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy

eXtension Personal Finance (includes articles and resources designed to provide information to help your members improve their lives)

Annie E. Casey Foundation Family Economic Success

The Central Alabama Financial Education Coalition for Financial Literacy

Youth Resources

Moonjar for Youth Financial Education through Save, Spend and Share Concept.

BIZ KID$

CUNA's Thrive by Five (resources for teaching preschoolers about saving and spending)

National Youth Involvement Board (NYIB) (includes information for youth financial literacy)

Teen and Young Adult Resources

Consumer Jungle (includes modules on learning life skills that today's youth needs to become responsible, informed consumers)

CashCourse (NEFE's site designed specifically to help college age students with financial management)

College (includes resources about why to go, how to go, and how to pay for college)

Consumer Resources

My Money (US Government's website dedicated to teaching all Americans the basics about financial education)

Smart About Money (NEFE's site containing financial education about financial planning, credit & debt, savings, investing and retirement)

BALANCE (NCUF's site with a library of tools to help members achieve their financial goals)

Debt in Focus (free and anonymous service will help bring you bring your debt into focus)
CAFEC - The Central Alabama Financial Education Coalition is a partnership of organizations, corporations and associations with a purpose: To develop a continuum of financial education services and resources that reaches all ages, in all venues and all socio-economic literacy levels and enables persons to make informed financial decisions based upon accurate, accessible information.

Blogs

Open Source CU

Money Management International