Saving Circle

• Help you save money
  For example: a washer/dryer, a freezer

 

• Help you with education or getting a job
  For example: a computer, job-related training, books, cell phone, a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP), a Peg City Car Co-op membership

 

• Are related to your health or quality of life
  For example: eyeglasses, dental work, disability supports, a Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP)

 

• Make your home better
  For example: a damage deposit on a new rental, basic furniture

 

• Help you build up emergency savings in a Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) at Assiniboine Credit Union.
  Please note: this must be paired with another eligible goal

As part of the program, you will attend an eight-week Money Management Training course on topics including:
 

• Setting goals
• Problem-solving
• Budgeting
• Banking
• Credit, debt, and more

To qualify, you need to:

• Live in Manitoba
• Have a strong desire to improve your financial future
• Be willing and able to attend workshops
• Have a gross household income less than the amount listed below. Enter the number of people who live in your household to see the maximum household income for this program. Your household includes you, your spouse (if you have a spouse), and children under 18 (if you have children) who live with you.

Please note: You are not eligible if you, or someone in your household, has previously received matching funds from any Asset Building Program in Manitoba.

Applications for Saving Circle at SEED will open in July 2025.

If you have previously completed Money Management Training or Money Stories training in the last 3 years and would like to apply for Saving Circle, please contact the person who taught your class. 

Saving Circle is also offered through Empower Manitoba partner sites across Manitoba. You can reach out to any one of the following partner sites to apply:

Immigrant and Refugee Communities of Winnipeg (IRCOM)
Open to newcomers to Canada in the past 5 years

The Link
(204)-949-6500
Must be a program participant of The Link

NorWest Co-op Community Health
(204)-782-8793
Open to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria. Priority is given to Inkster residents.

Pluri-elles
(204)-223-1735
Open to French speakers

Manitoba Possible
(204)-975-3103
Open to anyone living with a visible or invisible disability

Urban Circle
(204)-589-4433
Must be enrolled in an Urban Circle training program

Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre (Ma Mawi)
(204)-925-0340
Open to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

Healthy Muslim Families
(204)-202-6491
Open to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

Please call (204)-927-9947 or email ABPAdmin@seedwinnipeg.ca for more information.