ANDERSON, S.C.– Upstate FCU is partnering with Anderson School District 3 to launch the county’s first school-based financial project at Crescent High School called Tiger Financial.

The CU will launch in August.

According to the organizations, Tiger Financial will offer traditional credit union services to students, faculty, and staff and will be a “place where students can gain real-world job experience.”

Students have been interviewed and chosen to serve as branch managers, tellers, and marketers.

“We are thrilled to partner with Upstate Federal Credit Union to offer this unique opportunity to our students,” Kathy Hipp, superintendent of Anderson 3, said in a statement. “Financial literacy can be a huge piece of breaking cycles of poverty for our students. This initiative further advances our commitment to ensuring students are college and career-ready and can be successful in post-secondary.”