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  • Financial Empowerment – Session 6: Saving/Planning & Investment Strategies

    1152 N. Christiana Avenue 1152 N. Christiana Avenue, Chicago

    In this installment of LUCHA’s Financial Empowerment Series participants will learn about compound interest, how to track spending, savings/shared accounts, the money market, certificates of deposits, bonds, stocks, mutual funds, and retirement plans. After this course participants should be able to understand the basics of investment strategies and their options for future savings plans.

    Free

  • Financial Empowerment – Session 5: Thinking like a Lender & Banking Services

    1152 N. Christiana Avenue 1152 N. Christiana Avenue, Chicago

    In this installment of LUCHA’s Financial Empowerment Series participants will learn how to understand how lenders evaluate their clients based on their credit worthiness when they are deciding whether or not approve individuals for loans and mortgages. After this course participants should be able to explain how lenders and other financial institutions determine credit worthiness, […]

    Free

  • Post-Purchase Workshop – Fair Housing/Existing

    1152 N. Christiana Avenue 1152 N. Christiana Avenue, Chicago

    These workshops, with specialized topics each month, will assist recent first-time homebuyers with the transition process from renter to home owner. There is so much involved with being a home owner and doing so effectively to maintain and improve upon the investment requires first-hand knowledge about a variety of topics. Our Housing Counselors will teach […]

    Free

  • Financial Empowerment – Session 4: Goal Setting & Planning for the Future

    1152 N. Christiana Avenue 1152 N. Christiana Avenue, Chicago

    In this installment of LUCHA’s Financial Empowerment Series participants will learn ways to set goals for the future, and describe short, medium, and long-term goal time frames. After this course participants should be able to apply tips learned in this course to set goals, describe short-term, medium term, and long-term goal time frames.

    Free

  • Financial Empowerment – Session 3: Budgeting Tools & Money Management

    1152 N. Christiana Avenue 1152 N. Christiana Avenue, Chicago

    In this installment of LUCHA’s Financial Empowerment Series participants will learn ways to determine and maintain income, track their expenses, reduce expenses and cut costs, reduce debts, and manage their cash flows. After this course participants should be able to differentiate between “needs” and “wants,” create a spending plan, create a savings plan, and use […]

    Free

  • Financial Empowerment – Session 2: Credit Score Components & Methods to Improve/Restore Credit

    1152 N. Christiana Avenue 1152 N. Christiana Avenue, Chicago

    In this installment of LUCHA’s Financial Empowerment series participants will learn about why credit is important, the major players in the credit industry, the difference between FICO and Vantage Scoring, tools for improving/restoring credit, how to understand a credit report, and credit laws. After this course participants should be able to effectively understand a credit […]

    Free

  • Post-Purchase Workshop – IREFI

    1152 N. Christiana Avenue 1152 N. Christiana Avenue, Chicago

    These workshops, with specialized topics each month, will assist recent first-time homebuyers with the transition process from renter to home owner. There is so much involved with being a home owner and doing so effectively to maintain and improve upon the investment requires first-hand knowledge about a variety of topics. Our Housing Counselors will teach […]

    Free

  • Financial Empowerment – Session 1: Understanding Credit & Establish a Good Credit Score

    1152 N. Christiana Avenue 1152 N. Christiana Avenue, Chicago

    In this installment of LUCHA’s financial empowerment series you will learn about why credit is important, what credit is, your credit history and how to understand it, why good credit history is important, the benefits of good credit, and how to establish Good Credit History. After this course participants should be able to describe credit, […]

    Free

  • Post-Purchase Workshop – Spring Cleaning/Healthy

    1152 N. Christiana Avenue 1152 N. Christiana Avenue, Chicago

    These workshops, with specialized topics each month, will assist recent first-time homebuyers with the transition process from renter to home owner. There is so much involved with being a home owner and doing so effectively to maintain and improve upon the investment requires first-hand knowledge about a variety of topics. Our Housing Counselors will teach […]

    Free

  • Air Quality Study: Call for Paid Participants

    Air Quality Study: Call for Paid Participants
    1152 N. Christiana Avenue 1152 N. Christiana Avenue, Chicago

    How do air quality and noise level influence your health? Researchers at the University of Illinois are looking for participants for a study on how air quality and noise level influence human health. Participants must be age 18-64, and live in Humboldt Park. If you choose to participate, you will receive $50-$80! Participants will fill […]