In filling out forms and changing day-to-day routines, the challenge of where to begin often overwhelms and leads to procrastination. In his talk, Senior Fellow Oreopoulos discusses the often overlooked importance of personal assistance (or hand-holding) from someone trusted and experienced to overcome these obstacles to significantly improve well-being. The remarkable increase in post-secondary enrolment from helping parents and youth past the financial aid application is but one example. A presentation by CIFAR Senior Fellow Philip Oreopoulos (University of Toronto) at the Building Better Lives & Communities symposium on Sept. 19, 2013. cifar.ca/betterlives
Posted on: Tue, 27 May 2014 18:20:37 +0000