Financial empowerment is an approach to poverty reduction that focuses on improving the financial security of low-income people.
Click to view the flyer for our Financial Empowerment Programming here.
Financial Empowerment Counselling
We offer one-on-one financial counselling for low-income clients. Our team can assist with:
- Accessing government benefits
- Banking services
- Budgeting
- Debt and credit management
- General financial questions
Please contact our Financial Empowerment Coordinator, Alejandra Hoyos Moncada, at alejandra@thestop.org or 647 652 7867 ext. 237 to book an appointment.
Free Tax Clinic
We will be launching our 2022 Tax Clinic from March 1st to end of April however, we will be doing taxes thorough the year.
Our free tax clinic is a program where different volunteers participate who offer their tax knowledge to help people file their tax returns. This service is offered to qualifying low-income taxpayers and runs Tuesdays, Wednesdays Thursdays and Fridays from 10am – 2pm by appointment only. Please contact our Community Tax Clinic Support Worker Delmy Cruz-Rogel to book an appointment at delmy@thestop.org or 647-410-3770.
Click here to view the flyer for our tax clinic in English and in Spanish.
Eligibility Criteria:
- You must live in our catchment area*, or
- You have an agency referral, or
- You are currently registered in any of The Stop’s programs.
- Your household is low income:
- Individual $35,000 or less/year
- Couples $45,000 or less/year
- With children $47.500 or less/year
*Our catchment area is as follows:
- North of Bloor St. W.
- South of St. Clair Ave. W.
- East of Runnymede Rd.
- West of Dovercourt Rd./Oakwood Ave.
Please contact our Community Tax Clinic Support Worker Delmy Cruz-Rogel to book an appointment at delmy@thestop.org or 647-410-3770.
Apply to be a Tax Preparer Volunteer! See the job description here.