KickStart to Career (K2C) is a children’s savings program brought to you by the Community Foundation for Mason County, Mason County schools (public, private, and charter), and local financial institutions. The K2C program provides every kindergarten student with a special account that will continue to grow over a child’s K-12 school years. These accounts will help children start saving money for their future career training or college expenses.

Special thank you to all of our sponsors who provide match and incentive dollars and financial education, Safe Harbor Credit Union and West Shore Bank (downtown and Scottville locations) for hosting 2nd grade field trips, all our Mason County school districts for hosting us and our deposit days, the volunteers who support deposit days and West Shore ESD for their partnership in making this program possible!

There are lots of ways to grow your account!

After the Community Foundation makes the first deposit of $50, kids will have a chance to make deposits of any amount at school KickStart Days and parents can make deposits at the school’s financial partner, West Shore Bank.

West Shore Bank will offer “Deposit Days” in your child’s school. You can also go to any West Shore Bank branch – East, West, or Scottville – to make a deposit. If you would like to set up recurring deposits, please see any West Shore Bank representative. You will need to provide your child’s name, name of school and date of birth for each deposit.

• The Community Foundation funds the annual account seed of $50 per kindergarten student through the John & Anita Wilson Family Fund. There are approximately 300 children per grade level in our 6 Mason County public and private schools: Covenant Christian School, Ludington Area Catholic School, Ludington Area Elementary School, Scottville Elementary and MCC Upper Elementary Schools, Mason County Eastern Elementary School & Gateway to Success Academy. 
• Deposit only accounts are held at West Shore Bank. 
• Financial Planning Education is sponsored by Safe Harbor Credit Union, West Shore Bank, and West Shore ESD.

• Joan Hasenbank supports this program each year through her and her husband’s Donor Advised Fund, the Robert R. & Joan Hasenbank Fund.
• John & Anita Wilson provide the $50 seed funding for every kindergarten student through their Donor Advised Fund, the John & Anita Wilson Family Fund.
• Carol Polston generously supports this program.