City Launches Savings program at Watkins Nance Elementary

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COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Columbia city leaders are hoping a new program will teach children the importance of saving.
Mayor Steve Benjamin and members of the Columbia City council unveiled the Columbia Kids Save Program at Watkins-Nance elementary school.
In the pilot program, each kindergarten student will receive 50 dollars and as they raise money through the years that will be placed in a savings account.
For now, the program will only take place at Watkins Nance elementary but city leaders hope to expand it city wide in the future.