Financial Literacy for Area Schools

It's never too early to start $aving!

We're here so kids can get a jump start on healthy financial habits - that's why we continue to work with local educators and leaders to find ways support financial literacy in our community schools. Building strong financial habits from an early age and working with young people to grow and develop skills they can use for a lifetime is one of the cornerstones of UnitedOne Credit Union’s mission.

We’re proud of our strong history with the Manitowoc Public School District, dating back to the opening of our first school branch at Monroe Elementary in 1996.

• Our elementary school branches are operated by student staff members who gain experience operating and marketing their school's credit union branch.
• Our middle schools at Washington and Wilson are staffed by student Tellers who learn valuable employment skills over the course of the school year.
• Our branch at Lincoln High School is staffed by our Youth Apprenticeship students - see below for more details!

Our K-12 partnership objectives are:

• To work cooperatively with educators and parents in developing responsible young consumers.
• To provide students the chance to begin developing good savings habits right in their school, where it’s convenient, and to understand the value of doing so.
• To give students the opportunity to become involved in authentic learning experiences, by taking active roles in marketing their credit union, setting goals, putting plans into action, and watching their credit union grow.
• To give UnitedOne Credit Union employees the opportunity to become involved with our community’s youth and share professional knowledge with students.
   

Interested in hosting a financial literacy presentation for your business education, careers, or math class?
    Reach out by email at Mail@UnitedOne.org.

Youth Apprenticeship Program

UnitedOne partners with local high schools to provide real-world job experiences for juniors and seniors. Students work part-time at our local branches learning valuable life skills like teamwork, interviewing, job applications, training, time management, responsibility and confidentiality. Many Youth Apprenticeship students have turned the experience into lifelong careers, as some of our former Youth Apprentices have been with us for over 20 years! Learn more about our 2023-24 Youth Apprenticeship students.

2023-24 Crew

2023-24 School Branches

Our student-led school branches are open to students and staff members who can help support the learning experience by making simple deposits and/or withdrawals from your UnitedOne account. Student-staff members are excited to serve you and are trained to conduct your transactions in a confidential and professional manner. Thank you for your support!

Scholarships

Each year, UnitedOne offers one scholarship to a Manitowoc County resident member and one to a Sheboygan County resident member. Applications are available during the Spring of each year and are open to both high school seniors and those continuing their college education.  Please visit our Scholarships page for more information and to check out last year's recipients!