Announcements

Wednesday, May 3, 2006
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Children's Savings Accounts: Building Assets for All Illinois Children

Sponsored by the Illinois Asset Building Group and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Children's savings accounts can build personal and financial assets for all Illinois children. Michael Sherraden, Ph.D., the Benjanmin E. Youngdahl Professor of Social Development at Washington University in St. Louis and "father" of the asset-building movement, will talk about the pioneering research behind and growing support for universal chidren's savings accounts. The event features a panel discussion on drawing up a children's savings account policy in Illinois.

Where: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 230 S. LaSalle St., Chicago, IL 60604
The event will be held in the LaSalle Dining Room on the third floor. Guests must present a valid photo ID to enter the Federal Reserve. Coffee and breakfast rolls to be served.

Primary contact: Dory Rand. Phone: 312.368.1033

RSVP/Registration: Ian Gardiner. Phone: 312.368.1033

Audience: General

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Wednesday, May 3, 2006
11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Making Illinois Money Smart: Benefits of a State Office of Financial Education

Sponsored by the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, University of Illinois Extension, and Financial Links for Low-Income People (FLLIP)

How would a state Office of Financial Education make Illinois more money smart? Hilary L. Hunt, director of the Pennsylvania Office of Financial Education, will address the Financial Links for Low-Income People (FLLIP) coalition and Illinois policymakers on how a state Office of Financial Education can make more available and raise the quality of financial education in communities and coordinate financial education activities across state agencies.

Where: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 230 S. LaSalle St., Chicago, IL 60604
The event will be held in the Illinois Room on the third floor. Guests must have a valid photo ID to enter the Federal Reserve. Lunch to be served.

Primary contact: Dory Rand. Phone: 312.368.1033

RSVP/Registration: Ian Gardiner. Phone: 312.368.1033

Audience: General