Fifth-graders open savings accounts at historic Black-owned Carver Legacy Center

  • 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.

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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…

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