The following presentations and resources were shared at the ABLE Financial Empowerment Conference on November 2-3, 2015 in Toronto.
Agenda
Plenary sessions
Breakout sessions - Financial Literacy
Breakout sessions - Financial Empowerment
Breakout sessions - Aligning for Impact
Learning exchange resources
Additional resources
Videos
Plenary sessions
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Setting the Stage: Improving financial wellbeing through financial empowerment
Adam Fair, ABLE Steering Committee Chair and Director of Programs, Prosper Canada - Presentation, Video
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Health check: Low income household finances in Canada
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Why household financial stability matters
Ray Boshara, U.S. Federal Reserve Center for Household Financial Stability - Presentation, Video
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Scarcity: Why having too little means so much
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Launch of Financial Literacy Month
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Financial literacy: Reflections from the TD Financial Literacy Grant Fund
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Aligning for impact panel discussion - Video
Ian Bird, Community Foundations of Canada
Althea Arsenault, NB Economic & Social Inclusion Corporation
Graham Clyne, Peel Children & Youth Initiative
Jonathan Mintz, Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund
May Wong, Omega Foundation
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Springboard to action / Indigenous closing - Video
Elizabeth Mulholland, Prosper Canada
Amy Desjarlais, Indigenous Knowledge Keeper & Educator
Breakout sessions - Financial Literacy
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People living on low income
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Aboriginal peoples
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Newcomers to Canada
Florence Brake, Independent Financial Literacy Facilitator - Presentation
Tulia Castellanos, Family Services of Greater Vancouver - Presentation
Brian Smith, Canadian Foundation for Economic Education - Presentation
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Youth
Breakout sessions - Financial Empowerment
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One-on-one financial counselling/coaching
Hélène Menard, EBO Financial Education Centre - Presentation
Sally Massey Wiebe, Community Financial Counselling Services - Presentation
Lynne Woolcott, West Neighbourhood House - Presentation
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Accessing income boosting benefits and tax credits
Althea Arsenault, NB Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation - Presentation
Nicole Chambers, Canada Revenue Agency - Presentation
Tanya Raso, Jane Finch Community and Family Centre - Presentation
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Safe and affordable financial products and services
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Saving and asset building opportunities
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Consumer awareness and protection
Breakout sessions - Aligning for Impact
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Innovation in short term lending products
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The power of collaboration
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Building a shared policy and research agenda
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Models that scale
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The funding gap: How do we pay for our work?
Additional resources
Videos