OnTrack Financial Education and Counseling

Money and Your Kids

OnTrack offers interactive, engaging, and impactful programming to help our community’s youth develop a strong understanding of financial basics, impart the reality of money in our lives, and teach youth how to save, spend, and plan for their futures.  

Resources for Parents

Listed here are some useful handouts to help you get your children on track to a financially bright future. Click on the link below for the PDF file.


Group Programs

DIME-a-saurus “Common Cents for Kids”

Target Age: Kindergarten – Third Grade
Program length: 45 minutes

A high-energy and interactive program providing basic financial education to kindergarten through third graders. DIME-a-saurus is the OnTrack multi-colored dinosaur who teaches children about the value of money, the difference between “wants” and “needs,” and the importance of saving.   Interested in DIME-a-saurus visiting your class?   Click here to contact DIME-a-saurus’ booking agent.

 

Mad City Money

Target Age: High School Students
Program length : 2.5 hours

A fun, interactive program educating high school students on real-life financial management skills. In Mad City Money, students assume a new identity with a career, family, and financial responsibilities.   Volunteer “merchants” staff tables where students must make choices about spending and saving.   Students experience budgeting, decision making, and have the opportunity to make wise financial choices or not!   Mad City Money helps teenagers understand the importance of good money habits.   Interested in providing a Mad City Money program for your class?   Click here to email Becky Brown, Project Coordinator.

 

Make The Right Choice

Target Age: High School Students
Program length: 37 minutes

This introductory DVD presents students with first-hand about the dangers and pitfalls of using credit. The follow-up discussion provides further information to students about the reality of credit card usage and borrowing decisions.


Annual Contest

Youth Poster Contest

Three Levels of Participation : Elementary, Middle, High School Students

Annually, the National Foundation for Credit Counseling challenges students nationally to create posters promoting the wise use of money and credit. OnTrack holds a regional contest for students in WNC with first, second, and third place prizes awarded in elementary, middle, and high school divisions.   If you’d like additional information about your student or class participating in the poster contest,   Click here to email Becky Brown, Project Coordinator.        

"Teaching our kids how to spend their money smartly, save for their own futures, and understand the basics of budgeting, immediately improves the financial wellness of our community."

- Laurie Knowles, Director of Education

United Way NFCC Council on Accreditation