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THE SKYLINE – UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

How Two States Used Unemployment Payments to Get Residents Banked Click HERE to learn more. In 2022, 418 million unemployment insurance payments, totaling $149 billion, flowed from state Departments of

THE SKYLINE – YOUTH CASH TRANSFERS

How Innovative Programs are Helping System-Involved Youth Succeed by Getting Them Banked Click HERE to read more Direct cash transfers have become a popular anti-poverty tool. Whether paid by the

The Economic Awareness Council and Bank On Chicago were excited to partner with New America & Heartland Alliance to help individuals secure their child tax credit and use direct deposit to receive their pay into a bank account.

Serving Americans Well: Removing Bureaucracy to Help Americans Access Tax Credits Designing Tax Filing Solutions for All the People: Getting Tax Credits to Low-Income Families

Think Like a Saver Podcast

EPISODE 5 – REACHING YOUNG PEOPLE WITH TRACY FRIZZELL AND YARITZA RODRIGUEZ The Savings Advocate is a podcast by America Saves, a national nonprofit with the mission of building financial

Meet the Journey Forward’s HUD Certified Housing Counselor

Click on www.thejourney-forward.org/events to register for upcoming webinars. Program Overview: The Journey Forward is a HUD Certified Housing Counseling Agency as a proud affiliate of Housing Action Illinois. Our Money Talks Financial

Start Your Journey Forward Today!

Click on www.thejourney-forward.org/events to register for upcoming webinars. Program Overview: The Journey Forward is a HUD Certified Housing Counseling Agency as a proud affiliate of Housing Action Illinois. Our Money Talks Financial

Money Talks! Financial Counseling & Workshops from the Journey Forward

Click on www.thejourney-forward.org/events to register for upcoming webinars. Program Overview: The Journey Forward is a HUD Certified Housing Counseling Agency as a proud affiliate of Housing Action Illinois. Our Money

Financial Wellness Video Series Now Available with Spanish Subtitles

Financial Wellness Video SeriesNow Available with Spanish SubtitlesNational Disability Institute (NDI) recently released a series of five video stories about Illinois residents who participated in financial wellness training for individuals

Bank On Safety Social Media Toolkit

The recent closures of both Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank – and the federal protection of their depositors- strongly reinforce the commitment of Bank On only to certify regulated

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Bank On Chicago & Bank On Illinois – Safe, Affordable Accounts for Deposits

New Bank On Illinois Link

NEW BANK ON ILLINOIS LINKPartners, when referring clients outside of the Chicago greater area to open bank accounts please direct them to this site.

New Bank Locator!

BANKERS! We are developing a NEW bank locator! Help us gather your Bank On Account details and branch locations for this map!! Please complete the following form: https://forms.gle/vSaVWkC96uWmrbrZ6  If you have any

Chicago Banking Desert App – Woodstock Institute

Visit https://woodstockinst.org/banking-desert-app/ to find banks in the Chicago Community Areas!

City Colleges of Chicago: EARLY COLLEGE

Get ahead by earning college credit for free through City Colleges. What is Early College? What Are the Benefits? Join the Early College program and you can enroll in college-level

CHICAGO STAR SCHOLARSHIP

CPS high school seniors who graduate with a 3.0 GPA and who test completion-ready in math and English are able to pursue a degree or certificate at City Colleges at

Bank on Illinois: Banking & Direct Deposit for Benefits Payments

Learn how banking & direct deposit into Bank On Illinois and Bank On Chicago accounts can help you to better manage benefits payments or direct deposit of your payroll.

FREE TAX HELP

Free tax help available January 29, 2022 to April 18, 2022 for households earning up to $58,000 or single fliers earning up to $32,000 annually.