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The Salvation Army’s Adopt-a-Family Program

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The family that we “adopted” was a grandmother (I will call her Tanya, but not her real name) and her 3 grandkids. Tanya’s home was sparse, towels covered the sofa that was tattered, and there was a box of food on her kitchen table–most likely from a food bank.

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Ways for Busy Parents to Teach Young Children About Money

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They may start getting money for birthdays or for doing chores and may learn that they can save it, spend it and give it away. My grandkids were 6 and 3 and they really got into this! Federal Reserve Bank of Cleaveland online activities . They can learn that there are ways they can trade time and effort for money or stuff.

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