Resources

IABG Briefs & Research
Created by IABG staff, these research briefs help build the case for strengthening asset policy to benefit all Illinois residents.
Impact of assets on aspirations
Postive impacts of financial education and savings account ownership
Illinois Asset Poverty Index - data on asset poverty in your community
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Noteworthy Asset-Building Publications
The following reports, created by several of our national partners, provide support for IABG’s initiatives.
The Case for Child Accounts
Aspen Institute - Initiative on Financial Security
College Expectations among Young Children: The Potential Role of Savings
Center for Social Development - Washington University at St. Louis
Examining Minority and Poor Youth’s College Aspirations and Expectations: The Potential Role of College Savings
Center for Social Development - Washington University at St. Louis
Building Assets from Birth: A Comparison of the Policies and Proposals on Children Savings Accounts in Singapore, the United Kingdom, Canada, Korea, and the United States.
Center for Social Development - Washington University at St. Louis
From Financial Literacy to Financial Capability Among Youth
Center for Social Development - Washington University at St. Louis
Public Policies to Alter the Use of Alternative Financial Services Among Low-Income households.
University of Michigan & Brookings Institution
A New Safety Net for Low-Income Families
The Urban Institute

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Financial Education Resources
General
FDIC - Money Smart
For Teachers
National Council of Economic Education
Jump Start Coalition
National Endowment for Financial Education
FDIC - Money Smart
Financial Education Games for Children and Teens
Minyanland
Jump Start Reality Check
US Mint HIP Pocket Change
College
FDIC - Money Smart
College Budget Planning Calculator
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National Partners
CFED
New America Foundation
Center for Social Development
Aspen Institute
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Partnering State Asset Building Groups
Arkansas Assets Coalition
Asset Policy Initiative of California (APIC)
Connecticut Voices for Children
Delaware Asset Building Group
The Hawai’i Alliance for Community-Based Economic Development (HACBED)
Michigan Asset Building Coalition (ABC)
RAISE Texas
Washington Asset Building Coalition (WABC)