This group of people (in bold below) will try to impart financial knowledge and skills to young adults living at a public housing project in Toronto. An admirable effort.
Ellen Roseman's article "Coaching poor to build financial safety net" from July 2015 still resonates, especially now with the financial hardships inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“This is about setting up a bank account or doing income taxes, things as simple as that, not about selling products,” Carol Lynde emphasizes. “It’s about planning and giving people the confidence to move forward.”
