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The CAP Money Course that teaches budgeting skills. The program is free and consists of 3 sessions.
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Financial Literacy Training
Money Matters promotes financial responsibility and independence among Club members ages 13 to 18. Participants learn how to manage a checking account, create a budget, save and invest, start small businesses, and pay for college.
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Financial Literacy Training
The CAP Money Course that teaches budgeting skills. The program is free and consists of 3 sessions.
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Financial Literacy Training
Provides emergency financial assistance to residents who are in need, including:
- Rental and utility assistance
- Employed clients who have transportation issues
Residents can receive assistance up to three times. Each time must be eighteen months apart.
- First time applicants qualify for up to $400 of assistance
- Second time applicants qualify for up to $250 of assistance
- Third (and last) time applicants qualify for up to $150 of assistance
Township boundaries do not follow municipal or zip code boundaries. Verify residency in this Township for services by entering the address of the individual in the magnifying glass: https://maps.lakecountyil.gov/MyGovernmentServices/.
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Financial Literacy Training
Five year voluntary program that assists clients to achieve economic independence. Program offers the following services:
- Mentoring
- Referral Services
- Budget/Credit workshops
- Job preparation
- Home buyer education
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Financial Literacy Training
Provides financial counseling and coaching to help clients gain financial success. Conducts comprehensive analysis of clients' situation and develop an action plan. Addresses budgeting, increasing savings, decreasing debt, and improving credit scores. Provides follow up services to track progress and continue coaching, if needed.
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Financial Literacy Training
The CAP Money Course that teaches budgeting skills. The program is free and consists of 3 sessions.
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Financial Literacy Training
Financial literacy workshops that cover topics such as credit improvement, budgeting, saving, increasing employment and home-ownership opportunities. Classes are virtual/online, meeting once a week for 10 weeks.
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Financial Literacy Training
Provides a licensed attorney is available to provide general civil legal information. Services includes:
-Denial or Termination of Public Benefits such as SS(D)I, SNAP, and Medicaid
-Expungement and Driver’s License Reinstatement
-Child Support and Custody
-Housing and Eviction
-Other Civil Legal Matters
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Financial Literacy Training
Pathways to Financial Health Program - 9-month financial skill-building program offering one-to-one literacy education and budget counseling from financial counselors from partner banks. Financial literacy workshops are also held throughout the year.
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Financial Literacy Training
The CAP Money Course that teaches budgeting skills. The program consists of 3 sessions.
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Financial Literacy Training
Financial education workshops, one-on-one financial coaching sessions.
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Financial Literacy Training
Offers rent, water bill and utility bill assistance. Emergency services, car repair assistance.
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Rent Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Financial Literacy Training
The agency provides many different services/classes on the wheel of life to help the totality of a person.
These are some of the services available for youth:
- Anger management.
- Life skills.
- Anti-theft.
- Career readiness.
- Financial literacy.
- Business enlightenment.
- Positivity for soul.
- Tutoring/ after school programs.
- Sports camp.
- Career/ business shadowing.
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Career Awareness
Financial Literacy Training
Anger Management
Life Skills Education
In-person workshops focusing on a variety of financial literacy topics. The purpose of this program is to help economically disadvantaged people become more financially stable, improve their housing situation, and possibly achieve home ownership.
The series of workshops may include the following topics:
Money-saving Tips
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Track your Spending
Debt-repayment strategies
Building Generational Wealth
What to know about Credit Cards
Understanding Credit Reports
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Financial Literacy Training
Provides emergency assistance to individuals and families who find themselves without the basic necessities for survival. Assistance can include, and funding is limited:
- Rent assistance with eviction notice.
- Utility bill assistance with disconnect notice (including Illinois American Water).
- Medical prescriptions assistance.
- Clothing and winter coat vouchers.
- Emergency food.
- Transportation (MC Rides).
Each individual will be interviewed to determine the need, the best method to meet that need, and offer life skills guidance to prevent further occurrence of the emergency situation. Referrals are made to other human services agencies when appropriate.
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Winter Clothing
Information and Referral
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Clothing Vouchers
Prescription Expense Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance
Food Pantries
Financial Literacy Training
Transportation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Services are customized to address barriers and needs to help the participant and household reach housing stability and self-sufficiency. Services include:
- Case management and advocacy.
- Transportation assistance.
- Employment skills.
- Education assistance.
- Mental health and substance abuse counseling.
- Life skills and financial skills education.
- Parenting support.
- Housing counseling.
- Information and referrals.
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Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Transportation Expense Assistance
Financial Literacy Training
Information and Referral
Substance Use Disorder Counseling
Case/Care Management
Advocacy
Free virtual financial management workshops addressing budgeting, creating a spending plan, and understanding your credit report.
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Financial Literacy Training
The CAP Money Course that teaches budgeting skills. The program is free and consists of 3 sessions.
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Financial Literacy Training
Centro de Informacion provides various information and assistance to Immigrants and Hispanic individuals, including:
- Information and referral.
- Educational Seminars addressing employment, housing, immigration and naturalization, financial literacy, health issues, and more.
- Job-seeking training and tips.
- Medicaid information and counseling.
- General Benefits assistance.
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Medicaid Information/Counseling
Financial Literacy Training
Life Skills Education
Information and Referral
Prejob Guidance
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Educates participants on budgeting, money management, insurances, identity theft, credit, etc.
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Financial Literacy Training
Offers a variety of wellness classes and programs for the community. Services include:
- CPR Classes.
- Diabetes Education.
- Financial Wellness Workshops.
- First Aid Workshops.
- Healthy Living Class.
- Class for managing falls and increasing activity levels in older adults.
- Class for preventing type 2 diabetes.
- Smoking Cessation Classes.
- Lung Cancer Screening Program.
- Safe Sitter Class.
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Financial Literacy Training
General Health Education Programs
Wellness Programs
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Centro de Informacion provides various information and assistance to Immigrants and Hispanic individuals, including:
- Information and referral.
- Educational Seminars addressing employment, housing, immigration and naturalization, financial literacy, health issues, and more.
- Job-seeking training and tips.
- Medicaid information and counseling.
- General Benefits assistance.
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Medicaid Information/Counseling
Financial Literacy Training
Life Skills Education
Information and Referral
Prejob Guidance
General Benefits and Services Assistance
The Asset Building team serves various populations such as refugees, CHA residents, teenagers, and formerly homeless adults with disabilities. They provide financial education training to participants of some preexisting HHCS programs as well as the following specific Asset Building programs: Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS), Imagine Dedicate Earn Achieve (IDEA) Initiative, and Community Partnerships. The Asset Building team has also developed the Wealth & Wellness curriculum, which was designed to provide financial education for individuals with limited literacy levels, low or fixed income, and/or minimal financial management experience.
OMNI's Family Resource Program primarily serves the communities of Prospect Heights and Wheeling. Although the program provides services that address basic immediate needs, the focus is to promote self-sufficiency and increase participation in the community.
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Low Income
Financial Literacy Training
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Welfare Rights Assistance
Public Access Computers/Tools
Parenting Skills Classes
Holiday Gifts/Toys
General Health Education Programs