New report provides recommendations to ensure low-income families don't miss
out on education grants

Online press conference on Wednesday, December 1 at 10:00 am EST: Release of the SmartSAVER report "More than Money: Mining the human and financial potential of Canada's education savings programs for low-income families."

TORONTO, Nov. 29 /CNW/ - Join Maytree for this online press conference to hear May Wong, Executive Director of The Omega Foundation and designer of the SmartSAVER project, as she discusses why low-income families don't access grants designed to help them save. She makes practical recommendations to organizations serving low-income families and policy recommendations to government. Better access to educational savings tools can contribute to higher post-secondary enrolment for low-income students.

When:
Wednesday, December 1, 10:00-11:00 a.m. EST
After a 20-minute webcast presentation, press conference participants will have an opportunity to ask questions.

Where: From your desktop.

How to attend:
Please RSVP at http://educationreport.eventbrite.com to receive your access code to attend the webcast. Please direct inquiries to [email protected].

A recording of the event and the PDF of the report will be available online at http://maytree.com/policy.

About SmartSAVER:

SmartSAVER is a non-profit community project of the Omega Foundation. On its website in 14 different languages, the project helps families find out how to start an RESP and how to get Government money for their children's education after high school. SmartSAVER does not sell RESPs or investments and does not financially benefit when anyone opens an RESP. www.smartsaver.org.

For further information:

May Wong, Executive Director, The OMEGA Foundation
416-966-1418, [email protected]

Markus Stadelmann-Elder, Manager, Communications, Maytree
416-944-2627 ext. 284; [email protected]