- Omaha Cares and AKA Sorority each contributed $25 to give Wakonda Elementary fifth-graders $50 to open their first savings accounts at the Carver Legacy Center.
- The Carver Legacy Center, Omaha’s first Black-owned financial institution, is once again serving as a launching pad for generational wealth this time starting with children.
- The program taught students not just how to save, but gave some families their first introduction to the historic significance of the institution in their own city.
BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:
For the past few weeks, students at Wakanda Elementary School have been learning about bills and unexpected life expenses what they call “money out.”
Now, they’re getting a better understanding of “money in” as they set up accounts at the Carver Legacy Center…