June 3, 2016
Legislative Roundup: IABG's Priorities Advance
IABG advocates for policies that close the racial wealth gap and expand savings opportunities....
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College Access
April 29, 2016
Bill Banning the Box in Higher Education Advances
To celebrate National Reentry Week, we wanted to highlight an important bill that popped up in...
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College Access
March 10, 2016
March 2016 Legislative Update
IABG advocates for policy solutions that close the racial wealth gap, expand savings opportunities,...
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Children's Savings Accounts
February 8, 2016
2016 CSA Campaign Starts Strong with Parent Leadership
Last week, we convened 20 parent leaders with Community Organizing and Family Issues (COFI) to kick...
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Asset Poverty
February 3, 2016
Illinois Poverty Report: Racism's Toll
Every February, during Black History Month, we celebrate the civil rights victories of African...
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Asset Poverty
January 25, 2016
38.3% of Illinois Households are in a Perpetual State of Financial Insecurity
Lucy Mullany CFED A new report from the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) found that...
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Children's Savings Accounts
October 13, 2015
3 Things I Learned About CSAs Last Week
Last week, the IABG team was in St. Louis participating in a conference about the 529 program and...
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Asset Poverty
June 29, 2015
Family Assets Count: Chicago
In Chicago 20% of families live in poverty, but far more (49%) are financially vulnerable. These...
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Access to Banking
March 5, 2014
Program Profile: YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
“Women helping women, women supporting women, women nurturing women, women growing by leaps...
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