Children's Savings Accounts

IABG is the leading voice for Universal Children's Savings Accounts in Illinois. We believe that every child should have access to a financially secure future. Join the movement today. Read More

The Racial Wealth Gap: Is It Relevant? Is There a Best Solution?

Our partners at the Shriver Center are hosting a panel discussion on the growing racial wealth gap. The panel will discuss why this growing wealth gap is relevant and how it can be addressed and the community and policy levels Read More

If it Walks and Talks Like a Payday Loan...

Community Groups across the country, including the Illinois Asset Building Group (a project of Heartland Alliance), have been fighting the payday loan industry. We call them sharks. They’re a predatory industry. An industry outside of mainstream banks and other financial institutions.But what if we were wrong? Read More

The Illinois Asset Building Group (IABG) is a diverse statewide coalition invested in building the stability and strength of Illinois communities through increased asset ownership and asset protection.

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45 percent of African American children from middle-income families will end up falling into the bottom income bracket as adults, compared to 16 percent of white children.

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Job Posting: Wealth Building Policy Fellow

The Wealth-Building Policy Fellow is a two-year fellowship with the Wealth-Building Policy Project at NCLR, which seeks to increase the financial security of Latino families through innovative public policy solutions. The Fellow will provide highly skilled analysis of social, economic, and public policy trends in support of NCLR’s wealth-building agenda. The Fellow will identify and promote policy ideas and analysis to policymakers, federal banking agencies, the media, and other key audiences.

November 17, 2011 | 12:16pm | Lucy Mullany
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A Look at the New Supplemental Poverty Measure

On November 7, 2011, the U.S. Census Bureau released the Research Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), developed based on recommendations from the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Panel on Poverty and Family Assistance.

November 15, 2011 | 11:53am | Jenny Clary
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New Utility Assistance Program Rolls Out

For decades, advocates and community based organizations urged adoption of a percentage of income payment plan (PIPP) as the solution to the affordability crisis facing low income households that pay utility bills.  Last year, Governor Quinn signed legislation adopting PIPP and in September 2011 we began to see this new program roll out. PIPP, a utility assistance program for low-income households with burdensome energy bills,  can help Illinois residents make regular, modest, monthly payments.

November 10, 2011 | 11:00am | Lucy Mullany
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