QSA celebrates money project for struggling families
The findings of the Quaker Social Action 'Get Set' project were presented in March
Quaker Social Action (QSA) presented the findings from its financial wellbeing project ‘Get Set’ at the end of March, which was set up for Islington families. The event on 28 March also included presentations from social enterprises Rocket Science, The Parent House and Talk for Health.
Simon Phillips, Get Set project manager, told the Friend: ‘I’m really pleased with the success of Get Set. We have achieved nearly everything we set out to do. The event… [was] a chance for us to thank our partners and those who attended the course as well as celebrate our success.’
Get Set uses a combination of coaching, group support and digital resources to improve financial knowledge, behaviour and confidence in families with children aged from seven to eleven.
One parent, Ayana, said: ‘In the one-to-one sessions, we highlighted the areas that I wanted to work on, which was mainly around saving money every month. [The kids] have really enjoyed being involved and I’ve told them if we save enough money then we can go on holiday or do other things.’
In the first year of the project, 2017/18, it helped twelve participants by providing three one-to-one coaching sessions on financial goals, and four group sessions using peer-to-peer support to help parents become more aware of their behaviour around money. Parents were also able to access online activities, with their children looking at adverts and using online budgeting apps, or spotting marketing techniques when out at the supermarket.
Get Set is a pilot project funded by the Money Advice Service as a part of the What Works Fund.
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