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Financially Empowering Young Adults Program (Canada)

Deadline: 15 December 2023

United Way Brandon & District is seeking applications for the Financially Empowering Young Adults Program to begin assisting young working adults with their groceries and gas by purchasing and distributing gift cards.

FEYA (Financially Empowering Young Adults) is a new program for working individual’s ages 18-29 years old. This program is intended to offset the cost of these items, in hopes to allow individuals to get ahead and begin to feel financially empowered. The goal is to assist young adults, take away some of the stress and mental toll, and help them build for a self-sustainable future.

This program could not have been made possible without the support and funding from RBC Royal Bank and the generous partnership with Huddle Brandon.

How this Program Works

  • If applicant meets all the requirements and approved, applicant will be contacted through email to setup a meeting to review supporting documents and receive gift card.
  • All application forms must be submitted between the 1st and 15th of each month to qualify for the end of month gift card distribution. If application is received after the 15th, applicant must reapply for the following month.
  • Gift cards are given on a first come, first serve basis. Applications that are submitted first, will get first priority. If you do not receive a gift card for your applied month, you are able to reapply for following months.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Requirements:
    • Applicants must between the ages of 18 and 29
    • Applicants must be renting/leasing their current home and they must have their name on the lease agreement
    • Applicants must be working at least 20 hours per week and acquire no greater than $1,500 per bi-weekly pay stub
    • Applicants only source of income is employment earnings
    • Applicants must be permanent resident or a Canadian citizen
  • Supporting Documents Include
    • Government issued photo ID
    • Lease
    • Three most recent pay stubs
    • Evidence of all sources of income
    • Permanent Resident Card, Landing paper or certificate of Citizenship (if applicable)
  • Restrictions
    • A maximum of one (1) person from each household may be rewarded a gift card each month
    • The participant may be rewarded no more than one (1) per month
    • The household may be rewarded no more than three (3) per year.

For more information, visit United Way Brandon & District.