Money Matters
Knowledge and skills for life
The Money Matters program is a partnership between Momentum and Calgary Alternative Support Services (CASS) that provides financial management services to individuals with mental health or addictions challenges.
Money Matters helps participants to build financial literacy skills through access to:
- Financial education provided by Momentum
- Financial administration provided by CASS
Learn the skills
Financial Education:
Momentum facilitators will deliver a series of seven workshops within the Calgary health community. Workshops are hosted by various community-based mental health or addiction agencies. Host agencies are expected to recruit and register participants for each workshop.
Workshop topics include:
- Budget 1: What’s your money personality?
- Budget 2: Tell your money where to go
- Assets: Discovering your true wealth
- Banking: Understanding your options
- Credit: The good, the bad and the ugly
- Debt Management: Yes, there is a way
- Consumerism: Moving towards simplicity
Financial Administration
The Financial Administrator from CASS will provide one-on-one participant-directed support to individuals who find it difficult to manage their finances on their own.
The Financial Administrator works with participants to:
- Set financial goals
- Develop a budget
- Build their credit rating
- Pay down their debt
- Establish savings
Participants of the Financial Administrator program are expected to attend a Financial Education workshop series.
How much does it cost?
This program is free.
Do I qualify?
Money Matters is available for any individual experiencing mental health or addiction challenges who lives in Calgary and needs help with money management.
How do I apply?
Call 403.204.2690 for more information.
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