June 14, 2013
Clinton Global Initiative Announces Woodstock Institute CGI Commitment to Action
Today at its annual Clinton Global Initiative America (CGI America) meeting, Woodstock Institute, a...
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Asset Limit Reform
June 6, 2013
2013 Spring Legislative Roundup
The spring legislative session of the Illinois General Assembly has come to a close. This year,...
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Asset Poverty
June 6, 2013
Asian Americans & Asset Building Trends in Illinois
Last month I participated on a webinar hosted by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and...
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Asset Limit Reform
May 29, 2013
Illinois Votes to Eliminate the TANF Asset Test
**Update (July 29, 2013): Governor Quinn signed HB2262 into law, eliminating the asset test in the...
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Asset Building Tools
May 15, 2013
CFPB Releases Lessons Learned from Financial Education Providers
Throughout 2012 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sought insight into effective...
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Access to Banking
May 2, 2013
Program Profile: Economic Awareness Council
The Economic Awareness Council (EAC) provides financial capability programming to over 13,000 youth...
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Children's Savings Accounts
April 25, 2013
Don't Let Student Loan Rates Double
Education can only be the Great Equalizer when access to it is universal. In an era of already high...
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Asset Limit Reform
April 11, 2013
COFI Parents Support Eliminating TANF Asset Limit Test
By COFI This month in the Illinois legislature, Community Organizing and Family Issues (COFI)...
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Asset Limit Reform
April 4, 2013
April Legislative Update
This winter, IABG drafted legislation to remove the asset test in the Temporary Assistance for...
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