FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING
SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED:
1. To directly provide financial literacy training through group format to youth aged 13 20 who are in the care of or in receipt of support services from the Society.
2. To provide four (4) sessions each year with participation in each group limited to approximately 20 youth.
3. To provide such services in a manner respectful of the youths cognitive and developmental skills.
4. To provide services in a manner to achieve the desired outcomes in that program participants will be able to:
* Access and apply reliable information to personal financial decisions
* Organize personal finances and use a budget to manage cash flow
* Develop a savings plan to achieve personal goals
* Understand the basics of banking, taxes and investing
* Manage credit and debt
* Understand the link between education and employment success
5. To liaise with the youths Society case manager on such issues as the youths attendance and participation.
6. To promptly inform the Society of any disclosures of child abuse by a program participant, pursuant to section 72 of the Child and Family Services Act.
7. To contemporaneously complete a report following completion of training detailing the youths attendance, participation and achievement of the specified program outcomes.
