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Huge thanks to our amazing Susan Sargen Student Enterprise Program (StEP) volunteers from Western & Southern, Fort Washington Investment Advisors, and Truepoint Wealth Counsel for their help at the North College Hill Elementary StEP store! Your kindness with the kids is much appreciated.

Big thanks to our Danis volunteers (Erica, Avery, Casey, Jeff & Nick Hoyng) + BOT member Mari Phillips for helping students shop & save at the Evendale Elementary StEP store! 5th graders gave us a peek at their Market Madness product — they’re aiming to win on May 5th.

Our Susan Sargen Student Enterprise Program (StEP) team had an amazing volunteer crew from Johnson Investment Counsel (Elyse, Kevin, April, Alex, Donald, Emma, Michael, Ashley & Emily) helping students at Covedale with their purchasing, saving and donating choices on Wednesday. Thanks to all!

Thursday was a great day at Springmyer Elementary on the west side of Cincinnati! We teamed up with an amazing group of PTA parents—Tori, Julie, Jen, Megan, Erin, Jessica, and Jordan—to bring the Susan Sargen Student Enterprise Program (StEP) store to students in grades 2-5.

Thanks for sharing, Spera Connect! We're proud to have conducted this research highlighting the significant economic impact of Cincinnati's nonprofits.

Our 2025 Annual Awards raffle is LIVE! 🚨 Support Center programs like StEP & Market Madness and get a shot at great prizes—signed sports gear, high-end bourbon baskets, a distillery tour, pickleball & golf packages, and more! Just $5 per ticket! givebutter.com/nZgkqN

3rd quarter StEP stores wrapped up today with a visit to Holy Cross Elementary. Students made smart choices—spending, saving, and donating their hard-earned StEP bucks. Shoutout to our fantastic volunteers from United Dairy Farmers, Beth and Valerie, and to Owen (on spring break!)

Thanks to a generous grant from Millstone Fund, we’re now able to bring $martPath All-Access, our adapted financial education platform, to even more students with disabilities! Thank you, Millstone Fund, for helping open new doors of opportunity! #financialeducation #EconEd

Congratulations to Alex Stein of Columbus Academy, Ohio’s statewide high school InvestWrite winner! His essay, “The Rollercoaster of Greed,” captured the ups and downs of investing—and the importance of risk management. Shoutout to his teacher, John Exline! #InvestWrite #SMG

Today, Center Co-Executive Director Brad Evans shared key findings on the economic impact of Greater Cincinnati nonprofits, on behalf of Human Services Chamber of Hamilton County $2.9B economic impact 41,000+ jobs supported $87.1M in public revenue Proud to highlight the strength of the nonprofit sector!

352 students competed in this year’s Ohio Personal Finance Challenge. The top 10 teams advanced to state finals, where they built full financial plans in just 45 minutes. Congrats to Team Four Pillars from Madeira City Schools, headed to Nationals in June! #financialeducation

Kicked off Q4 and our final StEP store round at Evendale Elementary! Huge thanks to Danis and volunteers Danielle, Avery, Patrick, Jeff & Erica. Students doubled their donations in one day for The Dragonfly Foundation! #WorkThatMatters #StEPstore

Our Student Enterprise Program team wrapped the year at St. Clement School with a packed store and generous hearts! Students saved big—61 gift cards sold, 20+ at $25! Huge thanks to our volunteers and to students for donating to the St. Clement Parish Food Pantry. #EconEd

Students wrapped up their final StEP store of the year at NCH Elementary on Friday! Thanks to Truepoint Wealth Counsel volunteers for helping kids shop one last time with their earnings for good behavior & attendance! #StudentEnterprise #financialeducation

It's always great to see the impressive teams from Indian Hill Schools in the Portfolio Challenge! Congratulations on another fantastic performance in the Stock Market Game this year.

The creativity and teamwork were off the charts at Market Madness today at Fifth Third Arena! Thanks to our educators, students, volunteers, and sponsor, Sycamore Capital, for making this day possible for more than 1,000 local students!

Thanks to FOX19 NOW and Jason Maxwell for covering Market Madness at UC yesterday! The story captured the excitement of this experiential learning event for more than 1,000 local kids. fox19.com/2025/05/05/stu…

We were proud to honor Brian Brockhoff with the Economic Empowerment Award at our 2025 Annual Awards in late April. For 20+ years, Brian’s advocacy and support have helped us bring life-changing financial education to classrooms around the world! youtu.be/q9T5CSP6VkE

On Tuesday, our Susan Sargen Student Enterprise Program (StEP) team spent the day with the students at North Avondale Montessori. Thanks to our amazing volunteers from Foster & Motley, 1919 Investment Counsel, NorthSideBank&Trust, and loyal StEP volunteer Sylvia! #financialliteracy

We had a blast volunteering at CO Harrison Elementary’s StEP store! 💙 Our Home City Ice team helped students learn about saving, spending & donating—a fun lesson in financial responsibility. Thanks for tagging us The Alpaugh Family Economics Center at UC! #Cincinnati #Community #Volunteering