New youth experiences help young members practice real-world money skills, enhancing financial education
Uncommn has expanded its Dollar Dog Kids Club® and Cha-Ching® youth financial education programs by adding interactive digital games to its roster of offerings, providing credit unions with new opportunities to engage young members.
Developed in response to requests from credit union partners, the new games build on the existing Dollar Dog and Cha-Ching programs by transforming key financial concepts into interactive experiences that encourage financial decision-making.
The new Dollar Dog games help younger members explore the fundamentals of spending, saving, and giving through guided scenarios and real-life choices. Participants select a starting amount of money and work alongside Dollar Dog as they navigate everyday financial decisions and experience the outcomes of those choices.
For teens, the new Cha-Ching experience focuses on practical money management skills, helping participants learn how to budget, balance wants and needs, earn and save money, and prepare for unexpected expenses throughout the year. Together, the games provide age-appropriate opportunities for young members to build confidence with money through active participation and problem-solving.
“These new offerings are about taking programs credit unions already love and expanding them in a way that keeps young members engaged and learning,” said Courtney Bravo, Sr. Client Success Manager at Uncommn. “The activities add another way of engaging youth members digitally while reinforcing the financial lessons that help build confidence and healthy money habits.”
As credit unions continue to look for practical ways to strengthen youth engagement and support financial education efforts, these interactive activities serve as a complement to existing Dollar Dog and Cha-Ching programs and are a valuable addition for credit unions joining the programs. By turning core financial concepts into simple, guided decision-making experiences, the games help make financial education more approachable and easier to reinforce across everyday member touchpoints.
Credit unions interested in learning more about the new Dollar Dog and Cha-Ching experiences, or in exploring Dollar Dog and Cha-Ching as a youth financial education offering, can contact Courtney Bravo, Senior Client Success Manager at Uncommn, at [email protected] for additional details and partnership information.