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Making money work Though the times are not exactly Dickensian, many Canadians still struggle to manage their money and feel secure about their financial future. According to an Ipsos Reid poll conducted in May 2011, four in ten Canadians say that they don't put anything away for savings on a monthly basis. And nearly 50 per cent of Canadians struggle with simple tasks involving math and numbers, which is why ABC Life Literacy Canada has developed Money Matters. "We knew that in order for Canadians to feel better about their finances, we first needed to ensure that people feel comfortable with the basics of literacy and numeracy," says Mack Rogers, Program Manager for ABC Life Literacy Canada. "Money Matters was developed to help increase confidence by empowering adult learners so that they may make the best possible financial decisions." Designed by ABC Life Literacy Canada in partnership with the Government of Canada and Founding Partner TD Bank Group, Money Matters has already reached more than 150 adult learners through a pilot program developed in 2011. More than 80 per cent of all learners found Money Matters interesting and engaging, and enjoyed participating in the program. Money Matters pairs trained volunteer- tutors from TD Bank Group with a literacy practitioner to offer insight and support during two in-class sessions. Each unit offers real world examples and activities to generate discussion and learning about budgeting, banking basics, credit and borrowing, and RESPs and post-secondary education savings such as the Canada Learning Bond and the Canada Education Saving Grant programs. Money Matters is available at no cost to all literacy and learning centres across Canada. ABC Life Literacy Canada offers each organization an honorarium to help cover delivery costs as well as curriculum support, workbooks, calculators and books for the learners. For more information on how to enroll your adult learners in Money Matters, please contact: Mack Rogers, Program Manager at mrogers@abclifeliteracy.ca or 1 800-303-1004 x132 " Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen and six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery." - Charles Dickens, David Copperfield