Immigration Court Reform: Amendment to S. 744

On May 20, 2013 by voice vote, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee passed the Coons Amendment to S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.  Through his amendment, Senator Coons has put into place Chicago Appleseed’s and National Appleseed’s long-held belie...
May 21, 2013

Tools: Alternative Small Dollar Loan Toolkit

Chicago Appleseed was pleased to partner with the Illinois Asset Building Coalition in the development of the Alternative Small Dollar Loan Toolkit (ASDL Toolkit). The ASDL Toolkit serves as a resource for banks and credit unions interested in offering a safe, profitable, small dollar loan (SDL) pr...
January 28, 2013

Register Now for Webinar: Creating Safe, Profitable, Small Dollar Loans

Date: Thursday, January 17th Time: 2:00 pm CST Register Now Individuals need access to safe small dollar loans to assist them during periods of financial crisis without causing even greater hardship. Our Alternative Small Dollar Loan Toolkit aims to help banks and credit unions develop a sustainabl...
January 12, 2013

Assets Matter: Promoting Economic Stability

        We were thrilled to be featured in our parent organization's weekly newsletter, Appleseed This Week! Here's the complete article, covering our work with the Illinois Asset Building Group: Two years of Chicago Appleseed's work on small dollar lending culminated this...
December 6, 2012