Month: March 2018

Building Financial Resilience for People with Mental Health or Addiction Challenges

Perhaps you’ve heard that money concerns are one of the top sources of stress for most people. In my experience, that’s certainly true. Money problems may in fact be the number-one source of stress for most people. That being said, money problems aren’t the only problems people face. Imagine that, on top of money problems, you are also dealing with depression or other mental health… Read more

Money Management

Three things worth celebrating in the 2018 Alberta Budget

The Government of Alberta announced its 2018 Budget yesterday. From our perspective, here are three things worth celebrating: Provincial funding for preventative social services was protected In 2016, the Government of Alberta boosted funding for preventative social services in communities across the province by $25 million. This was the first significant increase to the Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) budget since 2009, and a… Read more

Community Matters

RRSP or TFSA?

At this time of year there are a lot of ads out there about getting a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) and it can be confusing. Can you imagine laughing and smiling as you learn more about both these RRSPs – and also about Tax Free Savings Accounts (TFSAs)? The “OG” – The Original Granny” may cause you to experience this reaction! Advice from Grandma… Read more

Money Management

Our New Strategic Direction

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In the Spring of 2017, you joined Momentum to help us envision the future. Together we shared dreams and hopes for Momentum through stories, drawings and action plans. From this process, we’ve created a new strategic vision for our work. We’re excited to present our new strategic vision that you helped us to craft. Thank you for being an engaged part of the Momentum community!… Read more

Community Matters, Our Results

A Study on the Impact of the Changes in Payday Loan Regulation in Alberta on Borrowers

Dear Potential Participant: Have you taken a payday loan in the last three years?  If yes, We would like to invite you to participate in a research being conducted by a team from Mount Royal University in collaboration with Momentum. We are interested in talking to you about your experiences with payday loans to understand whether and how you have been impacted by the changes… Read more

Community Matters, Money Management