M&T Bank and Baltimore Ravens Launch Financial Literacy Program for Kids

Financial Fitness Academy Launch

• 🤝 M&T Bank has partnered with the Baltimore Ravens to create financial education programs.
• 🎯 The initiative, called the Financial Fitness Academy, aims to teach financial literacy starting at a young age.

Engaging Young Learners

• 📚 Over 70 fourth graders participated in the program's launch event on Monday.
• 🎲 Students engaged in games like financial wellness and Jenga, and practiced creating a game day budget.
• 🐾 The event featured appearances by the Ravens' mascot Poe, cheerleaders, and wide receiver Z Flowers.

Program Goals and Reach

• 💰 The program focuses on teaching children the importance of saving money and basic financial literacy.
• 🏫 The goal is to provide financial education to students in fourth and sixth grades across the state of Maryland.
• 💡 Participants expressed enthusiasm, with one student calling it the "best day ever" and wishing they had such programs growing up.