Quaker Social Action :: Made of Money: stories and statistics

Made of Money works with families, talking about money and the emotional impact it has on all of us. Through our workshops, parents explore the pressures which money puts on them and on their families. Children learn about what money is and the decisions that their parents make when managing their finances.

Adrian's story At the first session no one wanted to talk because everyone thought they're the only one in that situation. But as soon as everyone started talking, people would say 'oh my God, you're in the same situation!' and then people started to relate. Click here to read more
	Yolanda's story We did a healthy eating diary as well. And that's really good because I do more home cooked meals now. Over the last few weeks I've just started making my own bread, and my kids think I'm the greatest mum! They're only little changes but it's a big impact on the kids. Click here to read more
The average child in the UK sees between 20,000 and 40,000 TV ads a year Click here to find out more	"It's very hard to manage on my child support. And then all the time you've got the child shouting out for sweets and new shoes and new coats and new school uniform. I try to keep him smiling. He wants a Nike T-shirt now. I said, "What we'll do is, we'll get a white one and then we'll just get a black marker and we'll mark on the Nike bit." That seemed to work."
75% of children living in the Shoreditch area are in families on a low income. Click here to read more
"It's hard to get through to kids that money, it's not as easy as they think it is. They think I just go to the hole in the wall and get that money out. And I go, "Yeah, but I have to get that money!""	3 in 4 couples find money the most difficult issue to discuss.