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Asset Limit Reform
Eliminating the TANF Asset Limit Fact Sheet
People seeking TANF assistance in Illinois cannot own more than $2,000 in non-exempt assets at any one point in time ($2,000 for one person, $3,000 for two people, and $50...
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Access to Banking
Event: Every Child Needs a Savings Account
Open a Children’s Savings Account for $5 on Kids Bank Day! The Monroe Foundation is holding an event to help families open up savings accounts for the children and...
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Asset Building Tools
Program Profile: Catholic Charities Of the Archdiocese Of Chicago
“I cannot express enough how many people come to me admitting to having a spending addiction or an unbalanced budget who want to change and just need a little...
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Asset Limit Reform
42% Of Illinois Households Are Liquid Asset Poor
The Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) released their 2013 Assets & Opportunity Scorecard last week. The Scorecard offers a comprehensive look at...
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Access to Banking
Webinar: Walk-Through And Q&A On Bank On Chicago’s New Mini Grant Program
Illinois Asset Building Group (IABG) and the City Treasurer’s Office is pleased to announce the launch of the Bank On Chicago Mini Grant Program. The mini grants will...
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Alternative Small Dollar Loans
Webinar: Creating Safe, Profitable Small Dollar Loans
Individuals need access to safe small dollar loans to assist them during periods of financial crisis without causing even greater hardship. Our Alternative Small Dollar Loan...
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Access to Banking
What Happened to the Rainy Day Fund?
Hypothetical Situation: You’re about to travel to Indiana. You go to start the car – nothing. The battery is dead and a jump start won’t do the trick. It...
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Asset Limit Reform
2013 IABG Policy Agenda
As Illinois Legislators return to Springfield for the lame duck session, we are looking ahead to the 2013 legislative session. 1 in 4 Illinois households are asset poor and 1...
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Racial Equity
Measuring and Understanding The Racial Wealth Gap
The disparities in assets and ownership between communities of color and whites are a systemic problem. African-American, Latinos, and other communities of color have been...
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