Pocket Guide: Equity to Reduce the Racial Wealth Gap
This pocket guide is for use by policy advocates, lawmakers, and program administrators to review...
Read moreThe disparities in assets and ownership seen between communities of color and whites perpetuate a troubling problem in Illinois. Thousands of African Americans, Latinos, Asians, American Indians and other communities of color are denied access to opportunities for wealth building and future prosperity.
Wealth-building activities are crucial to securing personal well-being and increasing economic mobility. Wealth is calculated as the total value of what one owns minus any remaining outstanding debt. Assets, a means to build wealth, provide an array of benefits including social influence, political participation, household stability and an orientation toward the future.
This pocket guide is for use by policy advocates, lawmakers, and program administrators to review...
Read moreCall Governor Pritzker's office at 312-814-2121 and urge him to sign SB 1792, the Predatory Loan...
Read moreA coalition of more than 110 lenders, elected officials, faith leaders and consumer advocates...
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