Financial Empowerment Committee
The Financial Empowerment Committee is committed to exploring possibilities to address local challenges and issues around financial security for citizens experiencing poverty in Central Alberta. Through financial empowerment our goal is to improve financial outcomes for low income households and families.
Alison Weir will support the group to explore the following actions
- Engagement campaign to encourage local businesses to adopt living wage
- Advocacy for re-opening income support and benefits offices
- Facilitate multi-sector collaboration
2022 Free Tax Clinic posters
Important Links and Resources
- Prosper Canada – Centre for Financial Literacy;
- Momentum;
- ABC Life Literacy Canada, Financial Literacy;
- Canadian Financial Literacy Database;
- National Strategy for Financial literacy;
- Financial Consumer Agency of Canada;
- United Way Calgary & Area Financial Empowerment;
- Money Mentors;
- Financial Empowerment Webinar – Vibrant Communities Canada