In June, 2026, one of our BFF chapters went to Carnage Middle School in North Carolina with a goal in mind: to spread knowledge and confidence with money. The visit held financial literacy sessions for over 100 students.

The very first slide of our presentation tells you everything: Building Financial Futures of America for grades 6-8. The presenters went on to teach the students the basics such as why setting goals is so important and the difference between earned and unearned income. You would think that lecturing young kids about money might seem boring to them, like that’s grown up stuff that they don’t care about. But, BFF has thought of that so they added interactive elements to the lesson including activities where the children must practice making decisions all by themselves simulating the real-world.

This visit was brought about through teamwork. There was support from teachers and the FBLA Executive Board that made this possible. The chapter did a great job to show up and represent what BFF is all about.

These events help our organization grow tremendously since the workshops let students hear about financial literacy for the first time possibly and spread the BFF name. Joining BFF isn’t difficult as it is all student-led, so you don’t need to be a jack of all trades. Just an urge to help children, like the ones from Carnage Middle School, to get familiar with money.