By Ama Brown,
AFRO Editorial Assistant

Associated Black Charities (ABC) recently hosted a Free Teen Financial Literacy Summit for all ages at The Doubletree by Hilton in Pikesville, Md. on April 13. The event, sponsored by SECU, offered all teens in attendance a new account with a free $25 deposit.

Guests enjoyed breakfast and lunch at the summit, which divided attendees into groups that focused on different finance subjects. Breakout sessions included time allocated specifically to topics such as the job search and interviewing skills, entrepreneurship and investing and breaking generational mindsets.

Chrissy M. Thornton, executive director of ABC, welcomed the teens and community stakeholders to the event, which included a keynote address Baltimore City Council President Nick Mosby.

Members of the McDaniel family, made up of Kia (back, left), Rodney, Rylan (front left) and Rylie, attend the Teen Financial Literacy Summit on April 13. (Photos by Stephen Hopkins)
Mason Neal shows up at the Teen Financial Literacy Summit, hosted by Associated Black Charities, to learn about topics like entrepreneurship, investing and generational wealth. (Photos by Stephen Hopkins)
Veronica Washington and Logan Myers. (Photos by Stephen Hopkins)
Chrissy Thornton, executive director of Associated Black Charities, comes together with Baltimore City Council President Nick Mosby, to encourage good money habits in youth during National Financial Literacy Month. (Photos by Stephen Hopkins)
Kerwyn Phillip, of KHUFU ENTERPRISES, speaks. (Photos by Stephen Hopkins)
Christian Washington, founder of Cookies and Crust, stands as an example of what entrepreneurship can look like before the age of 21. Washington ventured into the cookie business while still in high school. (Photos by Stephen Hopkins)