West Gate Bank Partners With EVERFI for Financial Literacy Education Initiative

West Gate Bank® (westgate.bank) has announced a new initiative to bring financial literacy education to high school students across Lincoln, Neb. by providing them with access to the EVERFI™–Financial Literacy learning platform. This web-based program uses the latest in new media technology (simulations, avatars, gaming and adaptive-pathing) to bring complex financial concepts to life for today’s digital generation. Through this platform, students will become certified in hundreds of topics in personal finance, allowing them to become more informed, responsible citizens. West Gate Bank has partnered with EVERFI, Inc. to bring the interactive financial management program to these high school students at no cost to the schools.

The 9-unit course offers approximately six hours of programming aimed at teaching, assessing and certifying students in a variety of relevant financial topics including credit scores, insurance, credit cards, student loans, mortgages, taxes, stocks, savings, 401k’s and other critical concepts that map to national financial literacy standards. The platform uniquely tracks the progress and score of every student and provides students who successfully complete the course with Certification in Financial Literacy, a valuable mark of distinction on college applications and resumes. Find out more about EVERFI™ online at www.everfi.com.