4 Pillars is a dynamic Canadian-owned company that serves the communities we live in. As part of our ongoing involvement to give back to the community we work with a number of non profit organizations to share our wealth of knowledge and experience. Financial Literacy workshops are educating Canadians to make informed decisions that directly affect their long term financial stability.

EmpowerU Initiative

EmpowerU is one of the most comprehensive financial literacy initiatives in Canada.

In 2009, 4 Pillars started working with the City of Edmonton to build a new model for funding financial literacy programs operated by non profit organizations.

By 2011, the Alberta Asset Building Collaborative (www.ababc.ca), a network of non-profit, business and government representatives, committed to advancing and building the financial literacy and asset development work in the Alberta Capital Region.

If you are interested in learning more or want to implement a similar program into your community please email Troy Tisserand directly at troyt@4pillars.ca.

4 Pillars is proud to be involved in many Financial Literacy initiatives that support non profit organizations to reduce poverty, create better opportunities for our children, and support our communities. Here is a list of some of the organizations we partner with to deliver financial literacy. We have provided links to their websites if you want to learn more information on them.

Financial Literacy Collaborative Partners

1. Edmonton Financial Empowerment Collaborative , click here


2. Empower U Program , click here, Program Video - click here


3. City of Edmonton Community Services , click here


4. United Way of Alberta Capital Region , click here


5. Candora Society of Edmonton , click here


6. Wings of Providence , click here


7. Elizabeth Fry Society of Edmonton , click here


8. Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women (IAAW) , click here


9. Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation (CEASE) , no website available


10. Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers , click here


11. Edmonton Housing Support Services (HUB) , click here


12. Distinctive Employment Counselling Services of Alberta (DECSA) , click here


13. City of Edmonton Financial Information Fairs , click here


14. Edmonton Facilitator's Resource Committee , The resource for this is on the same page as above.

4 Pillars is a strong supporter of community based Financial Literacy programs that bring a greater awareness for the need to develop stronger debt, credit and budgeting skills. We volunteer our time to help others that are struggling with poverty related financial barriers that affect our community.

Currently, we deliver class room style presentations on debt, credit and budgeting related materials. For more information contact Troy Tisserand directly at troyt@4pillars.ca.