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Barry Goldwater High School Teacher
My students and I really enjoyed using the Banzai site! It was a great real life experience game the students were all hooting and yelling during it! I will be using it again next year!

Educational Empowerment

Copper State Credit Union, in partnership with Banzai, are providing free, real-life fun financial simulation games.

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Banzai Financial Literacy Program
Providing 18 high schools across Arizona with free access to a suite of online courses and resources for students.
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$5 + $5 Reward
Students can complete any of the Banzai courses and bring their completion certificate into one of our branches and open a savings account to get a reward!
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Free Financial Simulation Games
Banzai Courses use real-life scenarios to demonstrate the power of good financial planning for kids, teens and young adults.
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Supporting Community Educators
Our support includes free classroom materials, serving on boards and classroom presentations.
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Championing College Access🎓

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We were thrilled to have partnered with Be A Leader for their 17th annual Taking Steps Towards College Success Summit.

Be A Leader Foundation believes that every student, regardless of their socioeconomic status, deserves the opportunity to pursue higher education and build a prosperous future. By being a Resource Fair sponsor for their 2025 Summit, we were able to provide on-site engagement for over 1,500 students that attended and to raise awareness about Copper State Credit Union. We also were able to provide financial education and resources and we brought awareness to our 2025 $5,000 higher education scholarship.

Through this sponsorship, we were able to:

•    Make a significant impact on high school students' lives by supporting their college goals.
•    Gain visibility as a community-focused organization dedicated to youth development and education.
•    Demonstrate a commitment to promoting equal access to higher education.

 

Copper State Credit union Partner

Metro Tech High School

We are passionate about financial education and believe it strengthens our community. Through our partnership, we have opened a student-run branch at Metro Tech High School to provide students with the opportunity to learn about financial topics.

Students gain real-life experience by going through an application and interview process. Selected students have an employee mentor who trains them on the day-to-day responsibilities as a branch employee.

We are honored that several of the students have chosen to continue their career journey with us as full-time Copper State CU employees. 

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Metro Tech High School Alumni

Metro Tech HS and Copper State CU opened the door for me to explore my future early on.

From my first day as an intern to where I am now, that experience became the foundation of my career and showed me how growth can follow when opportunity is given.

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Anthem Team

Our Anthem team loved connecting with seniors at Boulder Creek High School in Anthem, helping them learn about budgeting for life during Arizona Council on Economic Educations (ACEE)'s Financial Fitness in Action (FFA) event!

Doing Our Part

  • The Foster Alliance (Formerly Arizona Helping Hands)

    For the past 13 years, we have proudly supported The Foster Alliance by providing much needed donations and awareness throughout the holiday season. In 2025, with the support of our staff and members like you, we were able to raise $3,049 and collect 338 toys for foster families in Arizona.

  • Phoenix Children's Hospital

    Over the past several years, our Copper State CU team has supported the children of PCH and their families by illuminating hope and healing to the patients battling illness and injury during the holiday season.

  • Northern Arizona Child Advocates (NAZCA)

    This year, our Payson branch launched a Harvest Food Drive in support of Northern Arizona Child Advocates (NAZCA). Our goal was to provide 25 Payson-area families with a warm, comforting Thanksgiving meal.

  • Bite of Reality: A Real World Simulation

    Our Encanto team, along with some fabulous volunteers, threw a financial literacy bash at Metro Tech High School. Students stepped into real-world roles with pretend jobs and life scenarios, making confident money decisions along the way.

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Copper State Credit Union President/CEO,
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"At the end of the day, The Foster Alliance is putting their community families and children at the forefront of their mission. These children will grow up and be the ones to lead this country. As long as there is a need for foster care, it is crucial we do our part to support and provide for our Arizona foster families.”
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Arizona Credit Union Week

Making A Difference

This year, Copper State CU along with 18 other credit unions, united for a Day of Service, demonstrating the true power of collaboration. Across Arizona, 200 volunteers dedicated 500 hours of service to local nonprofits.

Together, we:

• Packed over 18,000 meals with Feed My Starving Children
• Prepared 4,582 emergency food boxes with St. Mary's Food Bank, Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, ECHO Resource Center and Yuma Community Food Bank
• Created 690 hygiene kits for students with Delivering Dreams of Arizona
• Created 75 Halloween decorations with Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona
• Created 18 birthday bags for children in foster care with The Foster Alliance
• Brightened up Aguilar Elementary School by repainting playground maps, planting gardens and assembling reading kits for 17 families

 

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