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Becausemoneyissomethingthatweretoldnottotalkaboutpeopledontnecessarilyknowwhointhecommunitycouldhelpthemoutsothatsabigpartofitstartingadialoguearoundmoneyandfindingoutwhoinyourcommunitycouldbeareallygoodpersontotalkto.KatieRandallNWTLiteracyCouncilLiteracyWeekFinancialLiteracy10TuesdaySeptember242013LiteracyWeekItshappeninginyourcommunityLiteracyWeekactivitiesaretakingplacethisweekSeptember22-28.AllcommunitiesintheSouthSlaveregionwillbetakingpartinactivitiesinlocalschoolsandlibraries.AMessagetoParentsChildrenwhoareexposedtoliteracyearlyandoftenarelikelytobecomebetterreadersandwritersthanthosewholackthisexperience.Solookforopportunitiestofillyourchildsworldwithprint-booksmagazineschartslettersdrawingsandwordsofanykind.Encourageyourchildsemergentliteracybytalkingaboutwordspicturesandideas.Readtogetherandwritemessagesandstoriesforeachother.Lookforopportunitiestoexerciseyourchildsgrowinglanguageskills.Contactyourschoolformoreinformationaboutthisweeksevents.BonusPreschoolStoryTimeTheFortSmithLibrarywillbestagingPreschoolStoryTimeeventseachMondayat1030a.m.ComebywithyourchildforalistenItsnevertooearlytogettheminterestedinbooks.Sept.22-282013www.facebook.comSouthSlaveDECVisitusonlinewww.ssdec.nt.caCreatingFuturesCreatingFuturesByMARIACHURCHBalancingthebooksl-ingtaxesandteachingyourkidstobemoneysmartareallpartofthisyearsNWTLiteracyWeekfocusfortheNorthwestTerritoriesLit-eracyCouncil.Literacyisntjustread-ingandwritinganymore.WehaveareallybroaddenitionofwhatliteracyisKatieRandallyouthandadultservicescoordinatorwiththeNWTLiteracyCounciltoldTheJournal.ThisyearwedecidedtofocusonnancialliteracyRandallsaid.Withnan-cialliteracyyouhavetounderstandallnewtermsthereisalotofnumeracyinvolvedanditcanseemreallydaunting.FundedbytheTDFi-nancialLiteracyGrantRandallhasbeenholdingworkshopsincommunitiesacrosstheNWTforthepastyear.Theworkshopsoftenbeginwiththeparticipantsexploringtheirrelationshipwithmoney.Weallhaveaverydif-ferenthistorywithmoneydifferentvaluesarounditanddifferentgoalsshesaid.Notknowingwhototurntoformoneyadvicewhetherthatbeforlingtaxesdealingwithacollectionagencyorbudget-ingisacommonproblemtheworkshopsdelveinto.Becausemoneyissome-thingthatweretoldnottotalkaboutpeopledontnecessarilyknowwhointhecommunitycouldhelpthemoutsothatsabigpartofitstartingadia-loguearoundmoneyandnd-ingoutwhoinyourcommunitycouldbeareallygoodpersontotalktoRandallsaid.WiththegrantmoneytheNWTLiteracyCouncilwillcontinueholdingnanciallit-eracyworkshopsintonextyear.NWTLiteracyWeekeventsRandallandtheLiteracyCouncilteamwillbehostingspecialeventsinYellowknifeforNWTLiteracyWeekSept.22-Sept.28from130-330p.m.atMildredHallSchool.Financial15isanothereventplannedforLiteracyWeekopentoparticipationfromacrosstheNWTRan-dallsaid.Theeventaskspeopletotake15minutestofocusontheirnances.Wheneveryouhave15minutestosparedosome-thingfinancialeitheronyourownorwithyourfam-ily.Maybeitscheckingoutyouronlinebankingread-inganewsstorylookingatyourbudgetmaybemakingapiggybankwithyourkids-anythinglikethatshesaid.Randallsaidshehopestheeventswillencouragepeopletothinkabouttheirnancesandseewhatquestionsstillneedanswers.TolearnmoreaboutNWTLiteracyWeekprogramsgoonlinetowww.nwt.literacy.ca.FinancialliteracyspreadsacrosstheNWTPhotocourtesyoftheNWTLiteracyCouncilParticipantsdiscussmoneyatanancialliteracyworkshopheldattheHayRiverLibrary.