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Learn how to manage and save your money, start a business, or get job skills so you can have a great future. Momentum will help you remove barriers so you can be successful.

Volunteer Opportunity
Momentum is launching a new workshop to help families learn about saving for their children's education. Would you like to work with newcomers and low income parents? Then you will love this volunteer position! You will be assisting the facilitator in a variety of tasks. 
Description of Duties:
Could be any or all of the following:
- Assist classroom facilitator to welcome participants to class and help participants fill out forms (Workshops are two hours in length, and run week days and week day evenings).
- Telephone participants to remind them of workshops*
- Telephone participants after workshop* 

* Telephone work could be done from home if preferred, in which case access to email is required.

- Meet participants at the bank to assist them in opening an RESP (access to your own transportation or vehicle will be required for this task).

Skills/Qualifications Required:
Basic Computer skills (Windows environment) would be an asset.
Fluency in a language other than English would be an asset.
A love of working with people is essential.

Length of Term:
Minimum of 6 Months

Specific Time of Day Required:
Hours of work are very flexible. Some shifts are weekdays: mornings and/or afternoons; Some are weekday evenings.

Time Commitment:
Shifts are 2-3 hours, once or twice a week or month.

For further information contact Amanda at amandam@momentum.org or by telephone at (403) 204-2653.

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Momentum Chosen as One of the Top 10 Charities in Canada!
Momentum has been selected by the Tides Canada Foundation as one of the Top 10 Charities in Canada for 2007!


The reasons we were chosen:

  • Our award-winning Community Economic Development (CED) programs which include business development programs that annually reach over 300 people and support 50 small business start-ups.

  • Lending over 300 Micro Business Loans with over $900,000 invested and a repayment rate of 90%.

  • Matching the savings of over 800 individuals and families with more than $1 million under our matched savings program. Over 30 people have been able to purchase homes with the matched savings.

  • Training over 500 immigrations and Aboriginal people for careers in trades, many of them tripling their earnings in less than five years.

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