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Apply for Our Free Financial Literacy Program
Free Financial Literacy Program for Women Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner and Gender-Based Violence
Dates: October 1, 2, 8 & 9, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM each day
Location: Kamloops, in person
Cost: Free
Space Available: Maximum 10 participants
Application deadline: Wed. Sep 23, 2026
You can apply online using our secure application form:
The course consists of 8 sessions, with two 2-hour sessions delivered each day for a total of 4 hours of instruction per day.
A graduation ceremony will take place on October 9 from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM to recognize and celebrate participants completing the program.
Prefer to complete a downloadable application instead?
You can download the application form in MS Word or PDF below, complete it, and email it to admin@kamloopsefry.com no later than Sep 23, 2026.
More about The Solid Ground Financial Literacy Program
Financial control is often used as a form of abuse. Rebuilding financial knowledge and confidence can be an important step toward greater independence, stability, and choice.
Kamloops & District Elizabeth Fry Society is now accepting applications for the Solid Ground Financial Literacy Program, a free, in-person program designed to support women who have experienced intimate partner and gender-based violence.
The program provides practical financial knowledge, emotional support, and tools to help participants better understand their finances, strengthen their confidence, and work toward greater financial independence.
The program is designed to honour each participant’s lived experience and provide an opportunity to learn one step at a time, at their own pace.
What the program helps you build
Through the Solid Ground Financial Literacy Program, participants will have the opportunity to build:
- Financial understanding through learning financial basics in clear, simple language
- Confidence in making financial decisions
- Empowerment by recognizing personal strengths and rebuilding independence
- Security by working toward greater stability for themselves and their children
- Hope for the future by exploring new possibilities and pathways forward
- A greater sense of control through understanding money and financial choices
Program details
Dates: October 1, 2, 8 & 9, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM each day
Location: Kamloops, in person
Cost: Free
Space Available: Maximum 10 participants
The course consists of 8 sessions, with two 2-hour sessions delivered each day for a total of 4 hours of instruction per day.
A graduation ceremony will take place on October 9 from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM to recognize and celebrate participants completing the program.
How to apply
Space is limited to 10 participants, and an application is required.
Option 1: Apply Online
Complete the secure online application form:
Option 2: Download an Application
Prefer to complete the application offline? Download the Financial Literacy Program Application Form in MS Word or PDF below.
Once completed, email your application to admin@kamloopsefry.com no later than September 23, 2026.
For your privacy and safety, please provide only contact information that is safe for Kamloops & District Elizabeth Fry Society to use when completing your application.
Application Deadline: September 23, 2026
Questions about the program or application process can be directed to admin@kamloopsefry.com.