Hands On! Awarded Major Grant by Citi Foundation
Hands On! Regional Museum recently received a $40,000 grant from the Citi Foundation’s North America Community Grants Program.
Jeff Jones, President of the Gray, Tennessee Citi site, and Nancy Harris presented the check to the Hands On! Board and staff during a recent Museum Board Meeting. This award, the largest private foundation grant ever presented to Hands On!, will fund a two-part financial responsibility program through workshops offered at the Museum and at ten area after school programs. The remaining funds will purchase additional interactive components that complement the Museum’s popular Kids Bank & Credit Union exhibit.
Museum educators will travel offsite to provide the “Change Is Good” outreach workshops for students enrolled in the designated after school programs. Using several lessons with hands-on activities and games, each lesson meets multiple Tennessee educational standards on financial education. The participating children also receive two free visits to Hands On! Museum and piggy banks containing $1.00 to encourage them to grow their savings. Hands On! will also present each after-school program with financial games to reinforce these lessons throughout the year.
New exhibit components funded by this grant in the Kids Bank & Credit Union include:
Financial literacy workshops sponsored by this Citi Foundation Grant on the basics of checking, saving, and managing credit for adults and children age 4 and older will be offered at Hands On! beginning January 22nd. For more information on these programs or on other exhibits and activities at Hands On!, please call 423-434-HAND (423-434-4263) or visit www.handsonmuseum.org.
About Hands On! Regional Museum:
Hands On! Regional Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that hosts nearly 70,000 visitors annually. Centrally located in downtown Johnson City, Hands On! draws school groups from 40 counties in four different states.