Blog by: Lewis Wood
“What an exciting opportunity to support the fantastic work of Kids Square Children’s Museum,” said Cherry Dale, VACU’s Senior Vice President of Financial Education. “At VACU and Member One, two critical focus areas for our community engagement work are children’s well-being and financial education. Through this partnership, we’re supporting a unique learning opportunity for elementary school students that could open a world of career possibilities while also providing real-world lessons to kids on being smarter about money and how they spend it, save it, and share it.”
The Kids Square Express was launched during the pandemic as a means of reaching children with engaging learning opportunities while attendance at the Kids Square Children’s Museum in downtown Roanoke was limited due to pandemic-related mandates. Last year, the Kids Square Express program reached 2,000 children.