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ILLINOIS KIDS COUNT 2005

Invest in Our Future: Strengthening Families by Building Assets

This report offers ways to help families build assets and break the cycle of poverty. It finds that many hard-working Illinois families face obstacles to accumulating assets: one out of every three children live in low-income families, four out of every 10 households lack savings accounts and two out of every three adults do not have a higher-education degree. Read the press release.

Table of Contents

Main Essay: Asset Building - A Path to Economic Security (pdf file 405 kb)

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Guest Essays (pdf file 440 kb)

  • "Our Children's Education - Our Greatest Investment," by Ricardo Estrada
  • " Universal Children's Accounts: An Investment in Our Future," by Dory Rand
  • " What I Learned As a Student Banker," by Rudi Morales
  • " Saving for the Future with Individual Development Accounts," by Cassandra Kaufman
  • " Owning a Small Business Can Lead to Financial Security," by Brenda Baker

State and County Data Charts (pdf file 870 kb)

  • Preschool Program Enrollment
  • Child Care Availability
  • High School Graduation Rate
  • Educational Attainment Rates
  • Health Care Coverage
  • Illinois Earned Income Tax Credit Filings
  • Home Ownership and Affordable Housing
  • Child Support Collections
  • Poverty Rates

Endnotes and Acknowledgements (pdf file 63 kb)