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Children's Savings Accounts
Children’s Savings Account Implementation Recommendations
In 2019, HB2237 was signed into law, creating a statewide CSA program in Illinois, with a $50 seed deposit provided into a 529 account for every child born or adopted in the...
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Access to Banking
2019 Legislative Roundup: Illinois Takes Steps to Help Families Build Financial Security
IABG advocates for policies that close the racial wealth divide, expand savings opportunities, and protect Illinoisans from wealth-stripping financial products and practices....
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Children's Savings Accounts
2019 Children’s Savings Accounts – Legislative Resources
All children should have the opportunity to thrive. A statewide Children’s Savings Account (CSA) program provides both the hope and the means to expand educational and...
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Retirement Security
Webinar: Secure Choice, a New Retirement Savings Program in Illinois
Secure Choice, an automatic-enrollment program for private sector workers in Illinois, is launching this fall! Watch this webinar to learn about this new retirement savings...
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Asset Building Tools
IABG Coalition Connection Materials – June 2018
IABG held its first biannual Coalition Connection meeting in June 2018. These coalition meetings provide opportunities to network with asset building practitioners and...
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Access to Banking
IABG Launches Biannual Coalition Connection Meetings
This blog post is written by Katherine Liu, Communications Intern with Heartland Alliance. IABG held its first biannual Coalition Connection meeting last month. These...
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Asset Building Tools
IABG Partner Spotlight: New CSA Program at Center for Changing Lives
This is a guest blog post by Kayla Villalobos with IABG partner, Center for Changing Lives. Center for Changing Lives (CCL) believes that all people should have the economic...
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Retirement Security
Spanish, Polish, and Arabic Secure Choice Fact Sheets for Workers
Secure Choice is a new program that helps Illinois workers save for retirement. It is launching in 2018 and all eligible workers will be enrolled by the end of 2020. Help...
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Retirement Security
Chinese and Tagalog Secure Choice Fact Sheets for Workers
Secure Choice is a new program that helps Illinois workers save for retirement. It is launching in 2018 and all eligible workers will be enrolled by the end of 2020. Help...
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