Financial Empowerment
No one starts out understanding how to manage money. From creating a household budget, saving for a child’s education, buying a car, choosing a mortgage to evaluating life insurance or a retirement fund, or managing your debt, people have to learn about personal finance in order to be successful overseers of their incomes and assets and to reach their life goals.We offer a series of weekly classes and personalized coaching. With this knowledge and support, women are empowered to take greater control of their personal finances and to use best financial practices to progress toward their financial and life goals.
About the Program
Women in the Financial Empowerment program are supported through:
4 weeks of group sessions
Networking and peer support
Individual financial coaching
Seminars with guest speakers
All programs are offered free of charge
Course Outline
Stand Alone Workshops
Investing 101
Investing for Your Future
Retirement Planning
Insurance 101
Self-Employment & Taxes
Tax Information Seminar
Managing Holiday Costs – D.I.Y Workshop
Buying a Home
Meal Planning
Group Sessions – 4 Weeks
Make a budget and stick to it
Save money each month
Create a debt repayment plan to have a manageable and “healthy” debt load
Improve your credit score and repair your credit
Cope with financial stress
Financial Planning
January 2025 Program Schedule and Registration
Pre-registration is required. Groups are either in-person or online.
FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT
January 2025 - Classes run once a week for four weeks. Start dates and times to be determined.
Location | Time | Start Date | End Date |
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Workshop | Day | Time | Location |
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Basics of credit reports and scores by Equifax Educates | Tuesday November 19th | 2:00pm-3:00pm | In-person Women's Centre of York Region 16775 Yonge St. Unit 207 |
Program Contact
Women’s Centre of York Region
Rebecca Acton, Community Service Navigator
905-853-9270 ext. 407 rebeccaa@wcyr.ca