BARRY RIEDER, NOV. 2, 2015. One Clydesdale horse can pull 6 ton When two are strapped together they can pull 36 ton Power of working in partnership.

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BARRY RIEDER, NOV. 2, 2015

One Clydesdale horse can pull 6 ton When two are strapped together they can pull 36 ton Power of working in partnership

Community Context Jane and Finch / Black Creek situated in the North West part of Toronto

Rich in culture 70 different languages and dialects spoken & representation of over 100 nationalities Total Population 110,972 percentage of population that are low income, require social assistance, unemployed or underemployed % Community Context

Black Creek Financial Action Network Multi-partner (local) network coordinating efforts of those providing financial information Mounting public events with a financial focus

Black Creek Financial Action Network Sharing best practices and building capacity of service providers Researching and evaluating financial programs and services Advocating for the community on finance matters

Accomplishments Collaborative: Financing Post-Secondary Education (2012, 2013, 2014) Credit Education Week Activities (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)

Accomplishments Research projects: Youth Perspectives on Financial Literacy (2013) Research and Workshop on Pay-Day Loans (2013) Retiring on a Low Income (2013) (by John Stapleton)

Accomplishments Hosted : “Sustainability of Financial Literacy in Low Income Communities” session with Financial Literacy Leaders, including Jane Rooney. (2015) Ontario Submission: on Pay-Day Loans to the Minister of Government and Consumer Services (2015)

Challenges Keeping membership alive due to competing demands of organizations No funding for Collaborative itself How best to engage Banks

Challenges Is financial literacy just rolling a boulder up a hill since economic health of individuals and community dependent on other systemic factors?

Members of BCFAN *Afghan Women's Organization *Black Creek Community Health Centre *Black Creek Micro Lending Program *Delta Family Resource Centre *Jane Finch Family and Community Center *JVS *North York Community House *Northwood Neighbourhood Services *P.E.A.C.H. *ABC Life Literacy Canada Literacy *Canadian Centre for Financial Literacy *Credit Canada Debt Solutions *Prosper Canada *Smart Saver *Toronto Employment and Social Services, *York University (CEC as well several faculty members from various departments) *United Way of Toronto *Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) Banks: (Alterna, BM0, CIBC, Scotia, RBC, TD)

For More Information Contact co-chairs: Lorna Schwartzentruber (York University TD Community Engagement Centre) (416) x Elena Jara ( Credit Canada Debt Solutions) (416)