Events
Reduce your money stress with Dollars and Sense
Launch Okanagan offers free online financial education program September 13, 2023 – Does thinking about money or looking at...
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Charlene’s story
A reflection from a Launch Okanagan Team Member. We live in a world that celebrates financial success loudly and meets financial struggle with silence. Debt, fear, not knowing or understanding, however; we are supposed to manage privately, quietly, without burdening anyone. So, we do. Until we can’t. That silence does not end in childhood, it follows us into adulthood,…
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News
a reflection on our 2022-2023 fiscal year
It’s hard to believe that this past year has flown by so quickly! Our fiscal year ended on May...
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Joseph’s story
a life-changing journey Our team met Joseph through the World University Service of Canada HIRES program, which enables young refugees from Kenya...
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Global News – Money Tips Monday – June 2023
Global News Okanagan has partnered with Valley First, a division of First West Credit Union, to present Money Tips Mondays....
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Launch Okanagan Summer Newsletter 2023
What’s new at Launch Okanagan this summer! In this issue: Inspiring story about our past participant; Sneak peek at our...
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Impact Stories
Dom’s story
local Dad saves for children’s education in our Matched Savings program… We first met Dom during a Dollars and...
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Impact Stories
Rochelle’s story
Single mom of two “incredibly excited” to put new skills to work… Rochelle is a single mom of two...
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Launch Okanagan hosts free budgeting workshop
Zoom workshops sponsored by MNP start this Spring and run throughout the year Spring has sprung and it’s time...
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Launch Okanagan Spring Newsletter 2023
Spring into action with Launch Okanagan! In this issue: Launch Okanagan hosts free budgeting workshop – April 26th; Corporate/Donor Spotlight –...
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News
How Financial Technology is Changing the Way Kids Learn About Money
Think about what you were doing at seven years old. Maybe you rode around the neighbourhood with your first bike....
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Talking about money can help get your finances in order and destigmatize debt, study indicates
Researchers found community-based courses can lend to breaking a cycle of debt People who are open about their debt...
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What is financial resilience?
“The Financial Resilience Institute defines household financial resilience as a “household’s ability to get through financial hardship, stressors and shocks...
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