Matched Savings for Youth
- Free
- Dates vary
- Part time
- Youth
- Lower income
- In person
- Online
- Evening
Save Money. Manage Your Finances. Build Your Future!
Do you want to save for school or need money for textbooks? Maybe you need to buy tools for work or want to start your own business?
Matched Savings for Youth will teach you how to save and manage your money during 2-hour evening workshops, twice a month, for 9 months. Momentum will match the money you save 4:1, which you can spend on tuition, textbooks, a laptop for school, tools for work, RESP, RDSP, or starting your own business. If you save the maximum $50/month for 9 months, you will have $450 of your own funds and $1,800 of Momentum’s funds. That’s a combined savings of $2,250 towards your future!
Intake begins in January, and again in September of each year. Contact our Welcome Team below to learn more about the program, and to be connected with our facilitator.
This program is for participants between the ages of 16 and 24. If you are older than 24, our Matched Savings for Adults programs may be for you!
Matched Savings Program Success
"I’m grateful that this program exists. I have learned so much and have met many wonderful people, in person and online. As a young adult that did not have much experience with managing money in the beginning, I can say that after finishing this program that I am very confident in managing money now than I did before."
AS
Matched Savings for Youth Participant"This program has been so rewarding to me and my future. It feels really good to have started saving money on my own terms and putting it towards my education, which I greatly value. Thank you Momentum!"
DF
Matched Savings for Youth Participant"Prior to being a part of this program, I had little to no knowledge of financial education on how to manage my savings, taxes, credit, etc. However, now that I have completed the program, I feel that I am able to manage my financial well-being to a great extent than before."
GH
Matched Savings for Youth Participant
Income Criteria
To qualify for this program, your household must be living on a low income, below the following cut-off chart (before tax).
Household Size
1 person
Monthly:
$2,937.96
Yearly:
$35,255.52
2 people
Monthly:
$3,657.60
Yearly:
$43,891.20
3 people
Monthly:
$4,496.58
Yearly:
$53,958.96
4 people
Monthly:
$5,459.40
Yearly:
$65,512.80
5 people
Monthly:
$6,192.00
Yearly:
$74,304.00
6 people
Monthly:
$6,983.46
Yearly:
$83,801.52
7 or more people
Monthly:
$7,775.10
Yearly:
$93,301.20
What you will get from this course
Take-home resources
You will be provided with planning tools, worksheets, and other resources to support you on your journey.
Momentum Savings App
Momentum’s QUBER Savings App is an essential addition to your financial wellness toolkit. Free, secure and easy to use, the app is a simple way to build better saving habits and start planning for a brighter financial future.
Is this program right for you?
Do you qualify?
You are between 16 & 24 years old
You are a permanent resident or citizen of Canada
You live in Calgary or surrounding Treaty 7 area
Your household income is under the Low Income Cut Off
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Contact our Welcome Team
Have questions about our programming? Our knowledgeable Welcome Team is happy to help.
Matched Savings for Youth
Save Money. Manage Your Finances. Build Your Future!
Dates vary
Part time
Evening
Youth, Lower income
Free
In person, Online
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