Category: Blog Posts

Our daily blog offers selected news of interest to SmartSAVER’s stakeholders and shines a light on the creative ways that communities are promoting the Canada Learning Bond. Stay up to date, read what others are doing and share your own story.

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We hope our blog will create conversation and support the exchange of ideas.

We’d love to hear from you! Tell us about your CLB promotion or share tips to engage eligible families. Do you have a question for the community? Submit your stories, ideas and questions to info@SmartSAVER.org and we’ll share it on our blog.


IN THE NEWS: April 1, 2016

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Today’s news includes articles about access to education, student loans, and poverty reduction, from various news sources including Edmonton Metro, Chatham Daily News, and New America Weekly.

To change poor students’ perceptions, change their realities.
New America Weekly. March 31, 2016

Alberta expands career focused program for junior high students.
Edmonton Metro. March 23, 2016

Students caught in debt trap after OSAP overpayments.
Toronto Star. April 1, 2016

Organization calls plan a step in the right direction.
Chatham Daily News. March 24, 2016

Visit our library for more articles about financial literacy, empowerment, and education savings.

ACORN Canada integrates Canada Learning Bond outreach into daily activities

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ACORN Staff Corey at Ottawa Centre ACORN Canada is a grassroots organization that spends a big chunk of our resources going door-to-door talking to families about their biggest issues.  We have recently integrated Canada Learning Bond outreach into our day-to-day activities. Each office talks to between 30-130 low-income families every day. We have flyers and are making sure they are handed out at chapter meetings. We have people in the office ready to help when people drop by and call. 

Putting a concerted effort into making sure our organizers know that low-income families are missing benefits that they are eligible for, like the Learning Bond helps make sure the communities we talk to everyday get access.

Judy Duncan, Head Organizer, ACORN Canada

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