Teach Children to Save is a national initiative created by the American Bankers Association and a key part of the annual Money Smart Month of Greater Kansas City campaign. The program enables the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City to partner with local financial institutions and other organizations to provide classroom-ready, literature-based lessons about savings and money management to area elementary students, kindergarten through third grade.

In 2011 volunteers visited 200 classrooms in 69 schools, reaching approximately 4,320 students throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area. The visits include a children’s story, a hands-on activity and the distribution of piggy banks and coloring books to each student. The story component of the lesson correlates to the reading requirement within elementary-level classrooms.

The 2012 program is scheduled April 24 and 25 and will be available to kindergarten, 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. To get involved as a volunteer, contact Gigi Wolf at gigi.wolf@kc.frb.org or 816-881-2736.