On the Money (Youth Financial Education Publication)
The EAC has partnered with True Star Magazine, the
Chicago Public Library and the City Treasurer of Chicago
to publish On the Money, a by teens for teens
youth financial education publication. On the Money
is written entirely by teen journalists and covers
topics such as personal finance, business and
entrepreneurship. The magazine has a quarterly
circulation of 2,000 youth and select articles reach
over 20,000 readers in the Chicago area. A limited
number of copies of On the Money are available by
request or issues can be downloaded from our website on
our
Resources Page.
Young
Illinois Saves
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.
Upcoming Programs:
- Fall 2012, On the Money Business
and Journalism Internship Program – Email otm@econcouncil.org
TODAY! Interviews August 2012, Date and Time TBD
- Visit www.YoungIllinoisSaves.org to set a
savings goal. Learn more about our recent visit from
the President’s Advisory Council on Financial
Capability –
Media Advisory &
Austin Talks Article
- April 27th, 2012, Young Illinois
Saves Entrepreneur Panel Presentations at Gage Park
High School (Private Event – Supported by TCF Bank &
State Farm Insurance Companies®)
- On the Money Resume Workshop, Harold Washington
Library Center in partnership with Chicago Public
Library, 5:30pm (Supported by Office of the City
Treasurer of Chicago, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., Charter
One Foundation, State Farm Insurance Companies®, TCF
Bank)
- March 9th and May 11th, Get Real:
Financial Decisions in the Real World, Riverside
Brookfield High School (Private Event, Supported by
Hinsdale Bank & Trust and Riverside Bank)
- April 28th, Get Real: Financial
Decisions in the Real World, CPS Career Fair
(Private Event, Supported by HSBC Bank USA, N.A.)
- April 22nd, 7pm On the Money on
True Star Radio/Power 92, Offered in Partnership
with True Star Magazine & the Office of the City
Treasurer of Chicago
Recent
Programs:
APPLY NOW! On
the Money Business and Journalism Internship Program,
Email
otm@econcouncil.org
TODAY! Interviews in January 2012, Date and Time TBD
December 2nd,
Young Illinois Saves Presentations at Gage Park High
School, Time TBD (Private Event)
December 5th,
On the Money Internship Fall Graduation, Harold
Washington Library Center, 5:30pm (Private Event)
December 6th,
Young Illinois Saves at Michele Clark - Field Trip to
Federal Reserve, 10am (Private Event)
December 8th,
Young Illinois Saves – ABC Bank Visit at Chicago Talent
Development, Time TBD (Private Event)
December 8th,
On the Money Internship Visits the Chicago City
Treasurer, 4pm (Private Event)
April 19th,
Young Illinois Saves Bank Visit at Michele Clark –
(Private Event, Supported by JP Morgan Chase Foundation
& ABC Bank)
April 19th,
Young Illinois Saves Secretary of State and Bank Visit
at Gage Park High School – (Private Event, Marquette
Bank, Event supported by State Farm Insurance Companies®
and TCF Bank)
April 19th,
Young Illinois Saves at Chicago Talent Development
(Private Event, Supported by JP Morgan Chase Foundation)
April 18th,
Young Illinois Saves at Austin Business and
Entrepreneurship Academy (Private Event, Supported by JP
Morgan Chase Foundation)
April 2nd-9th, 11am-2pm, Go Green! Making your money
grow with green solutions!, Museum of Science and
Industry (Sponsored by Harris Bank)
April 5th, On the Money Magazine 'Interested in a career
in business', Chicago Public Library, 5:30 to 7:00pm,
Harold Washington Library Center – YOUMedia Space,
(Supported in part by HSBC – North America and the
11-10-02 Foundation)
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 6th, Young Illinois Saves Student Representatives/
Panel, College Fair, Time TBD, Illinois Student
Assistance Commission, Thompson Center, Chicago, IL,
Open to Public.
April 8th, Credit Counts, Gage Park High School,
Chicago, IL
April 28th, Budgeting Simulation, Gage Park High School,
Chicago, IL
May
3rd, On the Money Magazine, Chicago Public Library, 5:30
to 7:00pm, Harold Washington Library Center – YOUMedia
Space, (Supported in part by HSBC – North America and
the 11-10-02 Foundation)
May
6th, Saving Summer Money, Gage Park High School,
Chicago, IL
December 2nd, Young Illinois Saves
Presentations at Gage Park High School, Time TBD
(Private Event)
December 5th, On the Money Internship
Fall Graduation, Harold Washington Library Center,
5:30pm (Private Event)
December 6th, Young Illinois Saves at
Michele Clark - Field Trip to Federal Reserve, 10am
(Private Event)
December 8th, Young Illinois Saves –
ABC Bank Visit at Chicago Talent Development, Time TBD
(Private Event)
December 8th, On the Money Internship
Visits the Chicago City Treasurer, 4pm (Private Event)
