Your Money and Your Life
Financial Literacy for Women

 

In 2011, Womanspace will run six (6) sets of financial seminars.  Each session consists of four 2 hour long classes.  Please watch this page for details on upcoming sessions.


Participants must pre-register by contacting our office at 403 329-8338 or by emailing us at office@womanspace.ca .


NEW Click YourMoney_Manual_WebSneakPeek.pdf for a sneak peek of our Your Money and Your Life Financial Information Manual (2009). 


We gratefully acknowledge funding from the following for the Your Money and Your Life Financial Literacy for Women sessions for 2011:

  1. •TD Financial Literacy Grant Fund, co-founded by Social and Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI) and TD Bank Group

  2. •The Community Initiatives Program: Alberta Lottery Fund

  3. •Lethbridge Lifelong Learning Association

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This project assisted over 825 women in its initial 18 months.  Womanspace has helped over 550 women in 2011.


Our services for registered participants include financial information sessions (where local female professionals speak to women about financial literacy), assistance in obtaining Identification and bank accounts, and filing taxes.


Womanspace filed nearly 300 tax returns for women during the initial 18 months of our current project.  Many of these women had never received the Child Tax Benefit.


Womanspace also formed many alliances with local agencies that work to assist women.  We have developed a partnership with Opokaa’Sin Early Intervention Society, and the Blackfoot Family Lodge as we have many mutual clients.


Case Statements (excerpts from hand written letters from previous clients, participants, and organizations who referred clients to Womanspace).

Financial Seminars

Session dates:  February 15, 22, 29 and March 7

Dates: Wednesdays (4)

Time: Doors open at 5:30, sessions run from 6-8 pm
Location: 830, 7th Street South (Blackfoot Lodge)

Cost:  FREE

Childcare, bus tickets and light meal provided to all participants.  Womanspace will cover the cost of one piece of identification for participants who qualify. Pre-registration is required by calling  403 329-8338.

The delicious light meals provided at each session are care of Round Street Cafe.  Bonnie has generously donated sandwiches, wraps, desserts and baking (best cinnamon buns in Lethbridge).  Thank you Round Street.