The Redwood Credit Union, in partnership with the Sonoma County Office of Education, is again hosting a free financial literacy academy for teens. Following the curriculum developed by the National Endowment for Financial Education, the 16-hour course focuses on budgeting, financial planning, saving and investing, credit and debt management and [...]
Following a successful model established by the Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce, the North Bay Leadership Council is offering an algebra academy to seventh and eighth graders this summer. For a week beginning Aug. 1, the students will spend two hours learning algebraic concepts and then move on to spend [...]
More than 60 Sonoma County teens are spending four days this week learning the ins and outs of finance, courtesy of Redwood Credit Union. The free, four-day Financial Academy covers personal finance, long term budgeting, mortgages, insurance, car buying, credit and other topics that will greet high school graduates. For [...]
Redwood Credit Union will offer another round of free money management classes for high school juniors and seniors this month. The program is offered in coordination with Santa Rosa City Schools and the Sonoma County Office of Education. The 16-hour Financial Academy will use curriculum created by the National Endowment [...]
Redwood Credit Union and the California and Nevada Youth Involvement Network are sponsoring a free workshop to train area teachers on offering financial literacy in their classrooms. The workshop will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at Redwood Credit Union, 3033 Cleveland Ave. in Santa [...]