KYD Receives Consumer United Association Grant (New Business Brief)
Know Your Dough receives CUA Grant
KYD is the proud recipient of CUA;s "Right on the Money" Grant in support of middle school programs in SW Colorado. Consumer United Association is based on the premise that we can do more together than we can individually, it was originally created by a group of Colorado credit unions to serve as an advocate for consumers and to provide education on issues related to their financial well-being. Consumers United is a nonprofit association made up of people, credit unions, and corporations who are dedicated to educating consumers on financial issues which impact their personal lives.
KYD is the proud recipient of CUA;s "Right on the Money" Grant in support of middle school programs in SW Colorado. Consumer United Association is based on the premise that we can do more together than we can individually, it was originally created by a group of Colorado credit unions to serve as an advocate for consumers and to provide education on issues related to their financial well-being. Consumers United is a nonprofit association made up of people, credit unions, and corporations who are dedicated to educating consumers on financial issues which impact their personal lives.
KYD Receives LPEA grant (New Business Brief)
Know Your Dough receives LPEA grant
Know Your Dough, a local nonprofit providing financial literacy for youth and young adults, announces it has been the recipient of a La Plata Electric Association Round Up grant for educational purposes.
Know Your Dough is grateful for the $1,500 check received recently, which will go toward funding financial literacy programs for youth in La Plata County. To have Know Your Dough present a program for an organization or school, email Allison Andersen at Allison@know-your-dough.org or call 779-0607.
Know Your Dough receives donation
Know Your Dough, the Durango nonprofit providing financial literacy education to local youth, acknowledges a $2,350 donation from Gervais & Associates, P.C. Offering instruction for middle and high school students and young adults, Know Your Dough delivers high-quality, life-changing personal financial knowledge to youths and young adults to empower financial security and independence.
Know Your Dough, a local nonprofit providing financial literacy for youth and young adults, announces it has been the recipient of a La Plata Electric Association Round Up grant for educational purposes.
Know Your Dough is grateful for the $1,500 check received recently, which will go toward funding financial literacy programs for youth in La Plata County. To have Know Your Dough present a program for an organization or school, email Allison Andersen at Allison@know-your-dough.org or call 779-0607.
Know Your Dough receives donation
Know Your Dough, the Durango nonprofit providing financial literacy education to local youth, acknowledges a $2,350 donation from Gervais & Associates, P.C. Offering instruction for middle and high school students and young adults, Know Your Dough delivers high-quality, life-changing personal financial knowledge to youths and young adults to empower financial security and independence.
Know Your Dough Financial Literacy - Program Featured in December "Durango Education Foundation" Newsletter
Financial Literacy is an identified component of the school curriculum, yet many teachers do not feel equipped to teach it. This grant [from the Durango Education Foundation], supports a Junior Achievement based, grade-level appropriate financial literacy program offered in 9-R schools by a local non-profit venture, Know Your Dough (KYD). For the 2014-2015 year, KYD is providing programs for K, 1, 3, 5, 8, and 11/12th grade students. Eventually, KYD plans to develop a comprehensive program to be incorporated into the regular classroom curricula.
KYD in the Durango Herald:
- KYD featured in The Durango Herald:
- Local organizations stepping up to teach financial literacy
Several years ago when I tutored high school students, I met a young woman who needed math credits.
As I worked with her for a few weeks, I learned about her life – it seemed pretty tough for a student. For some reason, she no longer lived with her parents, but rather, shared a cheap motel room with another student. She worked at a minimum wage job and still managed, barely, to continue in high school. I was impressed with her perseverance, yet terrified for her future.
I knew from our work together that she struggled with basic concepts related to money. We worked on math word problems that required her to estimate a paycheck total when given a pay rate and number of hours worked. She rarely got the right answer. I realized how vulnerable she was out there in the tough world – someone could take advantage of her by underpaying, and she would not know it. Unless she gained more understanding, her ability to ever be financially stable was unlikely, and she faced a tough future.
If you are like most Americans, you probably received little or no formal education related to financial literacy, which includes a variety of topics including currency, saving, debt, credit, investments and more. For years, we have neglected teaching these skills to kids, somehow hoping that everyone would figure them out along the way.
Given that backdrop, the headlines should not surprise us – according to a study by the Urban Institute, more than 35 percent of Americans had some debt reported to collection agencies. The biggest percentage of that debt was from health-care bills, followed by student loans and credit card bills. Early financial education probably could have helped more people avoid excess debt and instead use financial tools to grow assets for the future.
We have some great local organizations that are stepping up to tackle this issue. Many local banks have offered free education programs and advice, and the two local colleges have added financial literacy options for students. Perhaps most impactful, the Colorado Department of Education adopted state standards in K-12 for “Personal Financial Literacy.”
Now, graduates can get a job and also manage the paycheck that comes with it. Durango schools have partnered with a nonprofit named “Know Your Dough” to teach financial basics to graduating seniors. In the future, there is hope to expand the program into lower grades to introduce critical concepts at an earlier age.
One of United Way’s bold goals for America is to reduce the number of families that are financially unstable. In order to do this, we need to continue to teach financial literacy and help people build assets for the future. These programs in the schools are great, but it is never too late to learn and improve. You can find options to build your own financial literacy at local colleges, banks, education centers, online and more. To all who are building, supporting and learning from these programs, thank you for Living United.
Lynn Urban is president and CEO of United Way of Southwest Colorado.
As I worked with her for a few weeks, I learned about her life – it seemed pretty tough for a student. For some reason, she no longer lived with her parents, but rather, shared a cheap motel room with another student. She worked at a minimum wage job and still managed, barely, to continue in high school. I was impressed with her perseverance, yet terrified for her future.
I knew from our work together that she struggled with basic concepts related to money. We worked on math word problems that required her to estimate a paycheck total when given a pay rate and number of hours worked. She rarely got the right answer. I realized how vulnerable she was out there in the tough world – someone could take advantage of her by underpaying, and she would not know it. Unless she gained more understanding, her ability to ever be financially stable was unlikely, and she faced a tough future.
If you are like most Americans, you probably received little or no formal education related to financial literacy, which includes a variety of topics including currency, saving, debt, credit, investments and more. For years, we have neglected teaching these skills to kids, somehow hoping that everyone would figure them out along the way.
Given that backdrop, the headlines should not surprise us – according to a study by the Urban Institute, more than 35 percent of Americans had some debt reported to collection agencies. The biggest percentage of that debt was from health-care bills, followed by student loans and credit card bills. Early financial education probably could have helped more people avoid excess debt and instead use financial tools to grow assets for the future.
We have some great local organizations that are stepping up to tackle this issue. Many local banks have offered free education programs and advice, and the two local colleges have added financial literacy options for students. Perhaps most impactful, the Colorado Department of Education adopted state standards in K-12 for “Personal Financial Literacy.”
Now, graduates can get a job and also manage the paycheck that comes with it. Durango schools have partnered with a nonprofit named “Know Your Dough” to teach financial basics to graduating seniors. In the future, there is hope to expand the program into lower grades to introduce critical concepts at an earlier age.
One of United Way’s bold goals for America is to reduce the number of families that are financially unstable. In order to do this, we need to continue to teach financial literacy and help people build assets for the future. These programs in the schools are great, but it is never too late to learn and improve. You can find options to build your own financial literacy at local colleges, banks, education centers, online and more. To all who are building, supporting and learning from these programs, thank you for Living United.
Lynn Urban is president and CEO of United Way of Southwest Colorado.
KYD Receives $5,000 grant from Durango Education Foundation:
“Know Your Dough”, a local non-profit organization that provides financial literacy for the youth of Durango, has recently received a $5,000-dollar grant from Durango Education Foundation. We are deeply appreciative and thankful for this generous grant, and it has made a significant impact on the sustainability of our community work, especially with students in the 9R school district. Thank you. Allison Andersen, Executive Director of Know Your Dough.
New Business Brief:New nonprofit to help youths with finances Gervais & Associates CPAs and financial coach Allison Andersen announce the formation of Know Your Dough Inc., a nonprofit organization designed to inspire local youths to begin their path toward financial literacy and independence.
The nonprofit’s first financial-literacy program will be held from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 5 to 8 at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Ages 14 to 18 are welcome. The $50 program will feature The Money Game, a proven way to learn strong personal-finance habits, and includes lunch each day from local restaurants. Participants will receive completion gift certificates and draw for a free iPad. -The Durango Herald New Education Briefs
Know Your Dough, a non-profit that provides financial literacy programs for local youth and young adults, is proud to bring The Money Game to Miller Middle School the week of May 19th. The program is linked to the CO Academic Standards for personal finances, which students will be assessed on. Sponsors for these programs are needed and appreciated! Please contact Allison Andersen, Executive Director at allison@know-your-dough.org if you have any questions.
Know Your Dough, a non-profit that provides financial wellness programs for local youth and young adults is hosting a program at Riverview Elementary school for 4th graders. The program is linked to the CO Academic Standards for personal finances, which students will be assessed on. Sponsors for these programs are needed and appreciated! Please contact Allison Andersen, Executive Director at allison@know-your-dough.org if you have any questions.
Know Your Dough, a non-profit that provides financial wellness programs for local youth and young adults is hosting a program at Durango High School for 11th graders April 20-24th. The program is linked to the CO Academic Standards for personal finances, which students will be assessed on. Sponsors for these programs are needed and appreciated! Please contact Allison Andersen, Executive Director at allison@know-your-dough.org if you have any questions.
Know Your Dough, a non-profit that provides financial wellness programs for local youth and young adults is hosting a program at Park Elementary school for 5th graders April 21st –May 5th. The program is linked to the CO Academic Standards for personal finances, which students will be assessed on. Sponsors for these programs are needed and appreciated! Please contact Allison Andersen, Executive Director at allison@know-your-dough.org if you have any questions.
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Dollars and sense add up to savingsForty students at Animas High School on Friday finished a week of classes covering aspects of money management that often are learned only through bitter experience.
The students for two hours a day heard speakers and played games that covered earning, taxes, savings, credit, credit cards and credit reports, investments and how to avoid fraud. Know Your Dough is a nonprofit aimed at giving high-schoolers the basics of personal finance they’ll need to get along in the working world. “There are no grades given,” said Executive Director Allison Andersen. “Only certificates.” At Durango High School, where 275 students took the class earlier this year, Know Your Dough is a graduation requirement, Andersen said. It’s not required for graduation at Animas High, she said. “We’re talking about offering similar training for junior high and elementary students,” Andersen said. “Instruction would be age-appropriate.” Classes also could be offered at Fort Lewis College, Andersen said. -The Durango Herald |
Allison Andersen
Executive Director
Certified Financial Education Instructor & Coach
Allison@Know-Your-Dough.org
www.know-your-dough.org
970-779-0607
Updated: 3.4.14
Executive Director
Certified Financial Education Instructor & Coach
Allison@Know-Your-Dough.org
www.know-your-dough.org
970-779-0607
Updated: 3.4.14