Last March, Irvington teacher Lauren Greenfield brought her community-based instruction class to the Visions Federal Credit union in Fairfield.
Visions staff gave a banking presentation and played bank bingo with the students.
“It was fabulous,” Greenfield said. “Nikeisha Feliciano and the rest of the staff were great! One of our students even won a gift card for winning bingo!”
In 2021, Visions made a 10-year, $1 million commitment to support the work of NJEA. Part of the donation is used to fund innovative educational project dedicated to social justice. Visions’ history with NJEA and New Jersey educators dates back much further. The financial institution began as TriCo Federal Credit Union, which was founded in 1936 in a closet in Morristown High School. A group of nine teachers got together and, with $50 each, they formed a credit union for teachers.
Visions is also an NJEA Member Benefits partner. The credit Union provides resources and training on paying for college and financial wellness and funds projects for educators in their service region. You can read about those at visionsloveseducators.com.
Learn more about Visions overall at visionsfcu.org.