Financial Education Programs

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta provides economic education opportunities to teachers, students, and others through a variety of programs, outreach efforts, and publications such as teacher workshops, train-the-trainer seminars, and community partnerships.

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
The New England Economic Adventure program was developed to assist visitors learn about key economic concepts, including standard of living, economic growth, and rising labor productivity, using examples from New England's own unique history. Visitors learn about the substantial improvement in living standards in New England over the past 200 years and about how economic growth makes possible rising living standards. Visitors see how life used to be in three earlier periods and try their hand at making major decisions in the textile, bicycle, and computer industries in New England.

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Money Smart Week, created by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago along with members of its Money Smart Advisory Council, is a week-long event that helps consumers better manage their finances and provide awareness of financial education programs available on topics such as budgeting and using credit wisely. The Chicago Fed also makes available numerous publications on personal finance and education, and also offers the Fed Challenge to both high school and college students.

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland promotes financial literacy throughout its district by holding conferences and workshops for teachers; conducting tours for high school, college, and community groups; sponsoring competitions to increase understanding of the Fed's role in the economy; and producing publications about the banking system and the national economy.

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Building Wealth: A Beginner's Guide to Securing Your Financial Future helps individuals and families develop a plan for building personal wealth and presents an overview of personal wealth-building strategies that include setting financial goals, seeking guidance, budgeting, saving and investing, and managing debt. Offered in interactive and PDF formats.

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City promotes economic education by offering tours of its Mezzanine Exhibit and two operating areas. Visitors can also take a self-guided tour of the Money Museum. The Fed also hosts workshops for both elementary and secondary educators to provide them with a better understanding of economics, the Fed System, and to contribute to their economic teachings in their classrooms. The Kansas City Fed also hosts the Fed Challenge, an academic competition designed to give an insider's view of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decision-making process and to promote a better understanding of economics.

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Fed provides many education resources on their Web site such as programs for students and teachers; financial education curriculum units, and a financial education resource list of organizations that provide personal finance information. The Minneapolis Fed also sponsors the Economic Literacy Project, a program that aims to raise the level of economic consciousness nationwide by hosting conferences, conducting research, and providing resources for economic literacy on its Web site.

Federal Reserve Bank of New York
The New York Fed promotes economic and financial education on its Web site by providing instructional materials and programs for students and educators. Student programs are available for elementary and middle school, high school, and college and graduate school levels.

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Fed's mission in education is to promote economic and financial literacy and a greater understanding of the role of the Federal Reserve System. The Bank's goal is to provide teachers and students with resources that will help them better understand important economic concepts and issues. To promote this goal, the Philadelphia Fed houses a permanent exhibit, Money in Motion, where visitors learn about money, banking, and the Federal Reserve System. They also provide personal financial education information on their Web site that identifies curricula, materials, and resources that are available to the public.

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
The Richmond Fed provides training and workshops for teachers; resources for students including the Money Museum, a virtual walkthrough of the exhibits in the museum that tell the story of money in Colonial America and the United States; academic competitions for high school and college students; and a list of resources on personal financial education and consumer banking protection. In addition, information and resources for bankers and many educator resources are also available.

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
FedVille is an online town built just for kids ages 9 through 12. Kids earn money, open a savings account, and collect trivia cards. Students can also ask Dr. Econ an economics question, play the Great Economists and Their Times Treasure Hunt, or do the Fed-in-Brief Crossword Puzzle. There are also various teacher resources, materials and workshops as well as publications that support the Fed's financial literacy initiatives.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis provides programs, including conferences and workshops for educators; the annual Fed Challenge competition for high-school students; print and electronic resources to help teachers and students understand economics and the Federal Reserve System; and tours for high school, college and community groups.