DFI
Shares Classroom Lessons for Financial Literacy Month
April
Activities Include School Presentations, Train-the-Trainer Workshop
FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 17, 2018) - The
Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) is celebrating Financial Literacy
Month by sharing resources and lessons with second-grade students in Frankfort,
as well as with teachers and extension agents across Kentucky.
Governor
Bevin declared April to be Financial Literacy Month to raise public awareness
about the importance of financial literacy and the need for financial
education.
“Learning
financial skills at an early age will help individuals make wise financial
decisions throughout their lives,” said DFI Commissioner Charles Vice. “The
department provides resources to teachers and community members to use in
classrooms and workshops statewide to help children as well as all residents of
Kentucky.”
DFI
offers curriculum materials and resources on a variety of financial topics,
including saving and investing; avoiding fraud; cybercrime; budgeting; credit;
and other topics listed at http://bit.ly/DFITeacher.
On
Tuesday, a DFI representative will speak with teachers and extension agents at the Kentucky Association
of Family and Consumer Sciences (KAFCS) Annual Meeting in Lexington. The
presentation, “Financial Literacy Throughout the Year,” will highlight some fun
“holidays” that lend themselves to a finance lesson focus.
On Tuesday
and Wednesday, a DFI representative will speak to nearly 200 students at three
Frankfort elementary schools: Westridge, Hearn and Collins Lane. As part of
Teach Children to Save Day, DFI joins the Kentucky
Jump$tart Coalition to place volunteers in second-grade classrooms to read
“Less Than Zero,” an engaging story about a penguin that learns to save money. Each
participating school receives a book for their library, and students are given
a savings-related gift provided by the Kentucky Jump$tart Coalition for
Personal Financial Literacy.
To
learn more about Financial Literacy Month and the Department of Financial
Institutions, visit kfi.ky.gov or follow the Public
Protection Cabinet on Facebook @kypublicprotection and Twitter @ppckentucky.
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DFI, http://kfi.ky.gov,
is an agency in the Public Protection Cabinet. For more than 100 years, it has
supervised the financial services industry by examining, chartering, licensing
and registering various financial institutions, securities firms and
professionals operating in Kentucky. DFI’s mission is to serve Kentucky
residents and protect their financial interests by maintaining a stable
financial industry, continuing effective and efficient regulatory oversight,
promoting consumer confidence, and encouraging economic opportunities.
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