Community Outreach Programs

We are partnered with the following organizations to bring you FREE financial education classes :

City Colleges of Chicago

Finding ways to better manage your finances and staying financially fit is becoming more and more important. Knowledge gained from attending these FREE wealth fitness courses is essential for every Chicagoan who seeks financial stability. Financial professionals will teach you easy ways to manage the money you earn.

The course covers basic financial topics include learning the basics of banking, saving, mortgages, insurance, and debt management. The course also covers more advanced financial topics including: stocks and bonds, annuities, mutual funds, investing, taxes, retirement, real estate investing, and small business ownership.

If you are looking for information and resources to better manage your finances and improve your financial fitness, this course is for you. Participants can select to attend this course either face-to-face class or an on-line class.

For more information on this course, please contact LaTonya Foster at (312) 553-3296 or lfoster35@ccc.edu.

 

Course	Date	College
Pay Yourself First	Wednesday, January 25, 2012	Truman
Financial Recovery	Saturday, January 28, 2012	Olive-Harvey
To Your Credit	Thursday, February 02, 2012	Wright
Money Matters	Thursday, February 02, 2012	Daley
Money Matters	Thursday, February 16, 2012	Kennedy-King
Charge it Right	Thursday, March 01, 2012	Wright
Money Matters	Friday, March 02, 2012	Harold Washington
Setting Financial Goals	Saturday, March 17, 2012	Olive-Harvey
Money Matters	Wednesday, March 21, 2012	Truman
Loan to Won	Friday, March 23, 2012	Kennedy-King
Bank on It	Tuesday, March 27, 2012	Malcolm X
Keep it Safe	Friday, April 06, 2012	Harold Washington
To Your Credit	Thursday, April 19, 2012	Daley
Charge it Right	Thursday, April 26, 2012	Kennedy-King
Money Matters	Tuesday, May 08, 2012	Malcolm X

Chicago Public Libraries

 Class Dates TBD

Class Topics:

1. Journey to Financial Security Series: Setting Goals & Priorities Building Savings

Learn how to establish financial priorities so that you’ll know where to focus your effort and resources. If you like the security of having money in savings, but have gotten sidetracked, learn the steps you can take that will help your personal savings grow again without causing discomfort or budget distress.

2. Credit Reports & Credit Scores

Good credit is an asset so it pays to establish or re-establish your credit worthiness. Your credit report and credit score, when used together, provide and inspection of your past use of credit. report of your past use of credit. Learn how to ensure that the information in your credit report is accurate which in turn helps you to obtain the best credit terms and rates.

3. When Income Decreases but the Bills Don’t

Financial setbacks can be devastating. When an illness, injury, or job loss causes financial hardship, it is time for planning, not panic. Learn what steps you can take to help establish emergency savings as one of your top priorities in your savings plan.

Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights (ICIRR)