Dealing with dollar a look at financial literacy gaps and barriers

Corrigan, Pam (author.). Community Sector Council Newfoundland and Labrador, (issuing body.). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm), (distributor.).

Summary: "The Community Sector Council Newfoundland and Labrador (CSC) ... is working in three areas of Newfoundland and Labrador to increase the capacity of community service providers to build the financial literacy skills of low income and economically disadvantaged individuals and families. The first step of the 'Dealing with Dollars' project was to identify the gaps that face individuals related to good money management as well as the barriers to uptake of financial literacy supports and services. This report is the result of that research"--

Record details

Physical Description: remote
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1 electronic text (38 pages) : colour illustrations.
Publisher: St. John's [Newfoundland and Labrador] : Community Sector Council Newfoundland and Labrador, [2014]
Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"September 2014". Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	About the project -- What is financial literacy? -- Learnings from the 2010-2011 money project -- Methodology - dealing with dollars research. Focus groups ; Survey -- Key findings - focus groups. Service providers focus groups ; Youth and post-secondary focus groups -- Key findings - survey respondents. General feelings about money and finances ; Money and day-to-day expenses ; Credit and debt ; Payday loans and high-interest lenders ; Money and children ; Financial supports and services -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Respondent profile and demographics (survey) -- Appendix B. Focus group questions: service providers -- Appendix C. Focus group questions: youth -- Appendix D. Questionnaire -- Appendix E. Data tables.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:	Title from cover.