Blog - Prosper Canada

Steps to finding the right prescription to tackle food insecuriity

1 June 2022
Author: Allison Meserve

Dr. Meta Van Den Heuvel, a pediatrician at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), learned about financial empowerment, including tax filing and access to benefits services, when previously working on a study about food insecurity. Dr. Van Den Heuvel, and her colleague, Dr. Catherine Birken, received funding from SickKids Foundation to look at food insecurity amongst families with children requiring inpatient hospital care.

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Tags: benefits, Child, Disability, filing, finance, financial empowerment, financial literacy, financial stability, financial well-being, food security, income volatility, low income, money management, poverty reduction

Navigating a financial maze as an Arab newcomer to Canada

8 September 2021
Author: Wendy Abbott-Serroul

The Working Centre helps Nimaa, a single mother and newcomer to Canada, shed light on the unique financial challenges she experienced as an Arab woman and helps her secure benefits and financial support. Also, and importantly, they help her find the confidence to manage her own money and budget ensuring her future is brighter and full of possibility.

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Family Services of Greater Vancouver’s Money Navigator: Answering the call for help

16 December 2020
Author: Wendy Abbott-Serroul

Vancouver, like many cities across Canada is experiencing high rental rates and low apartment vacancies making it exceptionally challenging to find affordable housing. For those who now find themselves unemployed, the situation is even more precarious. Jennifer*, a Family Services of Greater Vancouver (FSGV) financial coaching client, found herself facing financial difficulties and the real risk of becoming homeless, she reached out to the free C19 Money Navigator service for help.

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Tags: Benefit, benefits, budget, budgeting, debt, education, financial advice, financial counselling, financial empowerment, Financial Empowerment Champion, financial literacy, financial well-being, goal setting, low-income, money management, poverty, poverty reduction, tax, tax filing

Supporting clients: When virtual assistance is not enough

29 October 2020
Author: Wendy Abbott-Serroul

There is no doubt that the ability to leverage innovative and useful tools such as Zoom, smart phones and other video platforms has ensured that during the pandemic, important meetings, relationships and support networks could be maintained. However, in our zeal to embrace technology and its ability to keep us connected we are reminded that, in some cases, this simply cannot replace, nor should it, the experience of being able to connect face-to-face.

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Financial literacy, a Windmill loan benefit

5 August 2020
Author: Paula Calderon

As a registered charity offering low-interest microloans to help skilled immigrants and refugees achieve career success in Canada, Windmill Microlending is not your traditional lender. The organization’s support to newcomers goes beyond offering loans. Windmill provides additional benefits to clients. Financial literacy is one of them.

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Tags: advisor, budget, budgeting, consumer protection, credit, debt, finance, financial advice, financial literacy, financial planning, immigrant, immigration, Indigenous Peoples, loan, low-income, money management, newcomer, newcomers, saving