Presenters: Blanquita Rebolone de Colley, Financial Empowerment Coach, Bow Valley College, and Betsy Maus, Student Awards Officer, Bow Valley College

Description: This session will look to provide insight on the creation of financial empowerment programming at Bow Valley College over the past 10+ years. We have grown to include a full time Financial Empowerment Coach position, as well as many innovative financial empowerment programs and community partnerships. We will touch on some of the programs we offer including the Matched Savings Bursary program, Financial Boot Camps, Financial Coaching, and our new Financial Fitness workshops. We will also discuss our Financial Needs Emergency Bursary program and how we are working towards an honour-based program that retains our learners' dignity in the application process. This session will give delegates a chance to learn about our programming, ask questions, and talk to our Financial Empowerment Coach (Blanquita) in real time.