4 MAY 13, 2021 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
Maspeth Federal Savings Bank off ers remote
fi nancial literacy resources for local schools
BY ANGÉLICA ACEVEDO
AACEVEDO@SCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
@QNS
Maspeth Federal Savings
Bank, a neighborhood bank
based in Maspeth, offered
local schools free access to resources
that helps students develop their
financial knowledge.
Thanks to the local bank’s sponsorship,
more than 2,300 students
and teachers at 12 schools in Queens
and Nassau County will have free
access to Banzai, an award-winning
online financial literacy program
and content library of articles,
calculators and personalizable
coaches.
The Banzai resources are available
to students at home or in the
classroom via any device that can
access the internet.
“Kids get their own accounts, and
they work through assignments that
are based on real life,” said Morgan
Vandagriff, co-founder of Banzai.
“More than ever, it’s important that
kids develop sound financial skills
to prepare them for the real world,
and Maspeth Federal Savings and
Loan Association realizes that and
they’re doing something about it.”
The Banzai content builds a foundation
of practical knowledge and
gives students the tools to create a
sound financial future.
The program is used by more
than 75,000 teachers across the U.S.
and align with New York state’s
curriculum requirements. After
finishing the program, students
will know how to track where their
money is and what it’s for, recognize
financial trade-offs, build a budget
and more.
The eight schools in Queens receiving
the resources are St. Francis
Preparatory School, Benjamin
N. Cardozo High School, Francis
Lewis High School, P.S. 174 William
Sidney Mount School, J.H.S. 190 Russell
Sage, P.S. 220 Edward Mandel,
Maspeth High School and P.S. 9
Walter Reed School.
Maspeth Federal Savings Bank
has worked with Banzai to build
financial literacy in Queens and
Nassau County communities by
investing time, money, industry experience
and a variety of financial
literacy resources.
The bank also offers virtual or inclassroom
presentations form local
experts on timely topics.
Teachers interested in using the
Banzai program with their class can
visit maspethfederal.teachbanzai.
com or call 888-8-BANZAI.
Maspeth Federal Savings Bank and Banzai help provide free fi nancial
literacy resources for local schools.
Photo courtesy of Maspeth Federal Savings and Loan Association
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