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Programs for Young Adults

Young Illinois Saves (College Campaigns)

The Young Illinois Saves movement is a collaborative effort to increase teen and young adult saving in the State of Illinois. The Young Illinois Saves movement is one of the first statewide financial literacy campaigns for teens and young adults. The Young Illinois Saves movement is spearheaded by a number of planning partners including: the Illinois State Treasurer, the City Treasurer of Chicago, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, the Consumer Federation of America, the Economic Awareness Council, State of Illinois 4H, the Chicago Public Schools and the University of Illinois.

The Young Illinois Saves program motivates teens and young adults to save using trained volunteers to present financial literacy information related to the need to save, the benefits of saving and how to save (budgeting). The program makes saving easy through its bank partnerships and incentives for students to take action by making saving commitments and beginning to save. 

Access our Budget Builder for Young Adults and College Students.

Upcoming Programs

April 18th, I Save Conference, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Supported by State Farm Insurance Companies®)

Recent Programs

April 5th, 5:30-7pm, free dinner to the 1st 40 attendees at 5:15pm, I Save Conference, ARC – Wellness Center, University of Illinois, Open to all students, Champaign, IL. (Supported in part by the State Farm Foundation and the University of Illinois Credit Union),

April 18th, Budget Builder: Budgeting Tool for College Students, www.econcouncil.org; students can use this tool to estimate their budget and learn more about budgeting in the process.

April 22nd, Steps to Success: Credit Management & Financial Planning, University of Illinois College of Education, Urbana, IL (Sponsored by Busey Bank and HSBC-North America); College of Education students learn to manage their credit and plan for their financial future through saving and investing at this special event.  Provided by the Economic Awareness Council with support from Cline Financial Concepts, LLC.

For more information about these and other programs, contact the EAC at info@econcouncil.org

Resources for Young Adults

 

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