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Addition Financial Credit Union Partners with Rosen Preschools to expand ADDing FUNdamentals Community Impact Program
The program, now in its fourth year, teaches financial literacy to kids as young as four years of age
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Addition Financial Credit Union and the Rosen Preschools have joined forces for the ADDing FUNdamentals program, an innovative financial literacy program that introduces preschool-aged children to essential money management concepts through engaging, age-appropriate learning experiences.
Developed through a partnership with Junior Achievement of Central Florida and the Early Learning Coalition of Orange County, the ADDing FUNdamentals program teaches young learners foundational financial skills through interactive play and hands-on activities. Using Junior Achievement's JA Ourselves curriculum, children learn important concepts such as making choices, understanding needs versus wants and saving money. This marks the Rosen Preschools’ first year as a program partner, underscoring the organization's ongoing commitment to education and to creating opportunities for children and families throughout Central Florida.
As part of this initiative, volunteers from Addition Financial, Junior Achievement and Rosen Hotels & Resorts assembled backpacks filled with educational resources designed to help kids follow along with lessons and continue learning at home. A portion of the backpacks will be delivered to the Rosen Tangelo Park Preschool and Rosen Preschool (PS8) in Parramore. Addition Financial is also providing playhouses modeled after mini credit unions where students can practice money management skills through imaginative play.
"We are very proud to partner with Addition Financial to bring the ADDing FUNdamentals program to the Rosen Preschools," said Frank Santos, president and CEO of Rosen Hotels & Resorts. “Having spent a majority of my career in finance, I am a big advocate for financial literacy. It is a critical life skill, and teaching these foundational lessons early – and bringing materials home to their families – will prepare the next generation for long-term success.”
“We are incredibly grateful to have an organization of Rosen’s caliber become a part of the ADDing FUNdamentals program,” said Kevin Dougherty, Chief Operations Officer at Addition Financial Credit Union. “The students at Rosen Preschools will now get a jump start on developing key skills many of us take for granted – understanding and managing money. The positive response and success we’ve seen since launching the program speaks to the need of fostering financial education at an early age.”
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