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Alice came to the Thunder Bay Counselling (TBC) office distraught, overwhelmed and defeated. She had not been receiving any direct income for some time and was relying on friends and family to help her to pay rent, food and health expenses.

The Financial Empowerment and Problem Solving (FEPS) program provides free, confidential, one-on-one support to individuals living on low incomes to help them build their financial health.

Some people think of a budget as something that puts limits on them. But a budget is really a way to take charge of your finances.

WoodGreen runs a Community Volunteer Income Tax Program, supported by the Canada Revenue Agency that has been in operation for over 20 years.

As the baby boomer generation heads into retirement many of them are finding themselves financially unprepared. As a result, many Canadians, including those living on low incomes, are turning to financial coaching programs to help them to achieve financial stability in retirement.