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Multifaceted support from SEED Winnipeg helps with savings and uncovering Indigenous heritage 

29 May 2019
Author: Wendy Abbott-Serroul

After graduating as a mature student this past year Sheena* began to give serious thought to her financial and professional future. Sheena reached out to SEED Winnipeg after discovering SEED had been helping her sister file taxes for several years

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Tags: Coaching, education, filing, financial advice, financial counselling, goal setting, Indigenous Peoples, poverty reduction, saving, tax filing

2018 ABLE photo essay: Financial well-being for all

26 June 2018
Author: Trisha Islam

From May 7 to 9, the 2018 ABLE Financial Empowerment Conference was held in Richmond, British Columbia hosted by the ABLE Financial Empowerment Steering Committee with support from Family Services of Greater Vancouver and Prosper Canada.

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Tags: financial empowerment, financial well-being, Indigenous Peoples, interest, networking, poverty reduction, tax filing, youth

Reducing poverty is good, but building real financial well-being is even better

14 March 2018
Author: Elizabeth Mulholland

On February 21 2018, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos shared what Canadians have told him about poverty. He heard that poverty isn’t just about not enough money. Poverty goes hand in hand with hunger, inadequate housing, poor physical and mental health, discrimination, and social exclusion.

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Tags: benefits, financial empowerment, financial literacy, financial well-being, low-income, poverty reduction, tax filing

Customizing financial education for the people you serve

1 November 2017
Author: Tara Popovic

Tailoring financial education content for target populations can help reduce barriers to accessing financial information. Following up on my previous blog about customizing financial education for youth and Aboriginal peoples, here's what Prosper Canada has to say about customizing for people living with disabilities, newcomers to Canada, and people living on low incomes.

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Tags: financial advice, financial empowerment, financial literacy, financial well-being, low-income, poverty reduction

Customizing financial education for youth and Aboriginal peoples

14 September 2017
Author: Tara Popovic

When it comes to financial education, there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution. Financial education content and delivery work best when adapted to participant needs.

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Tags: Aboriginal peoples, financial empowerment, financial literacy, financial well-being, poverty reduction, youth

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