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MAY
1,
2007
WEEKLY REVIEW
Provided through the Generous Support of
the McCormick Tribune Foundation
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In this
issue:
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COMPREHENSIVE FISCAL
REFORM
New fact sheet on CODB and support for HB/SB 750
FROM POVERTY TO PROSPERITY
National initiatives call for an end to severe
inequality
IMMIGRATION REFORM
On this day, workers' rights and struggles take
center stage
GUEST AUTHOR: MEEGAN DUGAN BASSETT, WOMEN
EMPLOYED
State student loan portfolio to be sold, a call
for transparency
MEETING: TRANSPORTATION
Your voice is needed to help inform transit
decisions in your area
NEW RESOURCE: DEALING WITH THE AFTER-EFFECTS
OF CRIMINAL CONVICTION
The Sentencing Project
publishes a state-by-state guide
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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May 2, 2007: Human Services
Transportation Plan spring meeting (Henderson, Warren, Hancock,
McDonough, Schuyler, Adams, Brown and Pike Counties)
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May 3, 2007:
Balanced
and Restorative Justice Meeting (Chicago)
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May 4-5, 2007: What
Works for Today's Families? And What Doesn't?: A Decade of Research,
Practice, and Dialogue (Chicago)
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May 9, 2007: Illinois
Asset Building Group member meeting, media training, and Capitol visits
(Springfield)
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May 14, 2007: Human Services
Transportation Plan spring meeting (Carroll, JoDaviess, Stephenson,
Winnebago, Boone Counties).
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May 15, 2007: Human Services
Transportation Plan spring meeting (DeKalb, Ogle, Lee, Bureau, Putnam,
LaSalle Counties)
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May 15-16, 2007:
Financing Development: Community Housing Developers Institute
(Springfield)
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May 16, 2007: Human Services
Transportation Plan spring meeting (Rock Island, Mercer, Henry,
Whiteside Counties)
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May 17, 2007:
Illinois State Microenterprise Initiative Spring Conference (Chicago)
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May 17, 2007: Making the Connection: Basic Training (Naperville)
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May 22, 2007: Human Services
Transportation Plan spring meeting (Knox, Fulton, Stark, Peoria,
Marshall, Woodford, Tazewell Counties)
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May 23, 2007: Human Services
Transportation Plan spring meeting (Mason, Cass, Scott, Morgan, Menard,
Sangamon, Logan, Christian Counties)
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May 23, 2007: "It's About Getting
Ahead: Strategies and Options for Eliminating State Asset Limits"
(Conference Call)
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May 30, 2007: Human Services
Transportation Plan spring meeting (Grundy, Kankakee, Livingston,
McLean, Ford, Iroquois Counties)
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May 31, 2007: Human Services
Transportation Plan spring meeting (Dewitt, Piatt, Macon, Shelby,
Moultrie, Champaign, Vermillion, Douglas, Edgar, Coles, Cumberland,
Clark Counties)
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June 5, 2007: Human Services
Transportation Plan spring meeting (Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin,
Montgomery, Fayette, Marion, Clinton, Bond, Madison Counties)
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June 5-6, 2007:
Construction Management: Community Housing Developers Institute
(Springfield)
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June 6, 2007: Human Services
Transportation Plan spring meeting (Effingham, Jasper, Crawford, Clay,
Richland, Lawrence, Wayne, Edwards, Wabash, Hamilton, White, Saline,
Gallatin, Pope, Hardin Counties)
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June 7, 2007: Human Services
Transportation Plan spring meeting (St. Clair, Monroe, Randolph,
Washington, Jefferson, Perry, Franklin, Jackson, Williamson, Union,
Johnson, Alexander, Pulaski, Massac Counties)
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June 21, 2007:
Community Renewal Society’s “Future Summit” (Chicago)
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September 11-12, 2007:
Single-Family Development: Community Housing Developers Institute
(Springfield)
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October 16-17, 2007:
Property and Asset Management: Community Housing Developers Institute
(Springfield)
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November 1-30, 2007:
Affordable Housing Month (Public education events and activities to be
held throughout the state)
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COMPREHENSIVE
FISCAL
REFORM |
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NEW FACT SHEET ON CODB AND SUPPORT FOR HB/SB
750
The Center for Tax and Budget Accountability has
released a new fact sheet on the Cost of Doing Business Trust Fund bill.
Cost of Doing Business Trust Fund (HB2253)
In Protestants for the Common Good's recent
newsletter, Reverend Alexander Sharp, Executive Director, discusses PCG's
support for HB/SB 750 -
Read Rev. Sharp's article here.
Resources
For
additional information on HB/SB750,
visit our website.
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FROM
POVERTY
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PROSPERITY |
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"Cook
County has the second-highest number of millionaire households (167,873) and
the second-highest number of poor households (273,658) of any county in the
nation."
- 2007
Report on Poverty, Mid-America Institute on Poverty
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NATIONAL INITIATIVES CALL FOR AN END TO
SEVERE INEQUALITY
Settings goals, making
dreams come true; often times this type of language is related to things
like losing an extra ten pounds, getting a better job, starting a family. We
are well-conditioned to envision our lives in terms of goals and dreams, and
these aspirations motivate us to make changes for ourselves and our
communities. But what about bigger concerns? How do we approach serious
issues with large societal consequences: mass incarceration, lack of
healthcare, school funding inequities, underpaid work, the legacies of
racism, gender inequality, and innumerable others, which will not be
eradicated without direct efforts?
Do you think that the
United States should set a national goal to end poverty?
Currently, 37 million
Americans live below the official poverty line.
Illinois is home to
more than 1.5 million of those people, with 700,000 living in extreme
poverty.
The push for economic
and social equality finds support in various forms by organizations and
institutions around the country. For example, Heartland Alliance’s
“From Poverty to Opportunity” campaign submitted an Extreme
Poverty Resolution (HJR46)
to the House this winter, calling for leaders of Illinois’ General Assembly
to develop a strategy to end extreme poverty in this state and engage in
community dialogues across the state through subject matter hearings.
The
Center for American Progress (CAP) has launched a “From Poverty to
Prosperity” initiative, the focus of which is to cut poverty in half over
the next ten years. In a report published last week, the follow-up to a
national conference on poverty and solutions, CAP recommends to the federal
government 12 steps to which would make this goal tenable. The Center’s Task
Force on Poverty promotes the use of tax cuts, credits and other benefits
such as improved education, raising the minimum wage, creating affordable
housing and assets development in order to bring significant reductions
in the number of Americans living in poverty.
To find out more:
“2007 Report on Illinois Poverty,” Mid-America Institute on Poverty of
Heartland Alliance.
“From Poverty to Prosperity, A National Agenda to Cut Poverty in Half,”
Center for American Progress, April 2007.
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IMMIGRATION
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“Unauthorized migrants accounted for 30% of the foreign-born population in
2005.
Another 28% were legal permanent residents, and 31% were U.S. citizens by
naturalization.”
Jeffrey Passel, Pew Hispanic Research Center
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ON THIS
DAY, WORKER'S RIGHTS AND STRUGGLES TAKE CENTER STAGE
May 1st is honored as
“May Day,” one day out of the year during which workers are asked to forgo
their professional responsibilities and show their support for worker’s
rights and freedoms.
“Work” in itself is a
term that has taken on different meanings throughout U.S. history. From the
early U.S. prisons modeled after the factory, the long-awaited recognition
of housework as unpaid labor, to current debates on immigrant laborers,
“work” has been, among many things, a right, a privilege, and at times, a
form of punishment.
In 1886, Chicago
immigrant workers lead and won the fight for the 8-hour work day. One
hundred and twenty-one years later, immigrant workers are once again leading
the struggle for workers' rights by demanding the legalization, with full
rights, of all undocumented workers.
Today, thousands of
immigrant workers and supporters gathered in Chicago to march and rally for
comprehensive immigration reform; specifically, advocates called for
unconditional legalization, demanded an end to border walls and
militarization of the border, expressed their dissatisfaction with
guest-worker programs, and protested the recent raids and deportations that
have impacted Chicago’s predominantly Mexican and Mexican-American Little Village
community.
On Tuesday, April 24th,
a federal raid organized by the Department of Homeland Security entered
Little Village and incarcerated 12 of 22 undocumented persons charged in
relation to a business alleged to produce a high number of fake I.D. for
illegal aliens. Chicago residents and advocates immediately protested the
raid, claiming that unnecessary aggression, force, and general disrespect
was used; within half a day, protesters marched and joined for a prayer at a
neighborhood church.
Here
is a summary of current federal and state legislation related to immigrant
rights:
Federal Legislation
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DREAM Act:
The Development,
Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act was originally introduced on
2003, but has been sponsored this year by a bipartisan group of Senators
and Congress-people including Illinois’ Sen. Richard Durbin. The federal
legislation aims to open avenues to postsecondary education for
undocumented U.S. residents by offering merit and need-based financial
assistance.
Basic information on the DREAM Act available here, provided by the
National Immigration Law Center.
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REAL ID Act:
Adopted in 2006, this federal legislation offers valid driver’s licenses
and access to vehicle insurance to nonresidents, although it was
introduced as an anti-terrorist measure. The debate continues as
to whether or not this legislation would help immigrants, due to its
heavy restrictions and limitations. Check out the
National Immigration Law Center’s resources on REAL ID’s.
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STRIVE Act:
Supporters of
the Security Through Regularized Immigration and Vibrant Economy Act of
2007, including Illinois’ Sen. Luis Gutierrez, claim the legislation
would toughen border security, increase enforcement of and criminal
penalties for illegal immigration, and establish an employment
verification system to identify illegal aliens working in the United
States. It would also establish new programs for both illegal aliens and
new immigrant workers to achieve legal citizenship.
State Legislation
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Immigrant Road and
Safety Act:
Illinois advocates and legislators are currently working to pass HB1100.
The key reform proposed with this legislation is that it will allow
immigrants who do not qualify for a Social Security number to apply for
a new driver's certificate and legally drive in Illinois. For more
information, visit the website for the
Illinois Coalition on Immigrant and Refugee Rights.
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We Want to Learn
English Initiative:
Illinois Sen. Martin Sandoval introduced this proposal, SB1446, which
seeks $25 million per year to fund programming which would increase
English classes for immigrants and refugees across a variety of
community organizations, expand existing programs to reach more
individuals, and promote stronger partnerships between education and job
training programs.
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GUEST
AUTHOR:
MEEGAN
DUGAN
BASSETT,
WOMEN
Employed |
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STATE
STUDENT LOAN PORTFOLIO TO BE SOLD, A CALL FOR TRANSPARENCY
Meegan Dugan
Bassett is a senior policy associate at Women Employed, an organization that
seeks to improve the economic status of women and remove barriers to
economic equity. In this Weekly Review update, Meegan shares with you some
information about the sale of the Illinois Student Loan Portfolio. The
Illinois Student Loan Commission, created in 1957, is a “one-stop
center” focused on eliminating financial barriers to postsecondary
education. The Commission administers most of the key state and federal
grant, scholarship, loan and prepaid tuition programs available to
postsecondary students, annually awarding more than $1 billion to over
250,000 students.
In
the past few months, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) has
given some details about their intention to sell up to 80 percent of
Illinois’ remaining student loan portfolio, but have yet to provide a
compelling, written plan for paying for the vital financial aid outreach and
services funded by revenue from the portfolio. Women Employed is calling for
a publicly disclosed plan and requesting that ISAC commission an independent
report that examines options for creating a foundation or endowment using
funds from any major loan portfolio offering. Ask ISAC and the Governor’s
office to release a comprehensive written plan to ensure provision of key
financial aid outreach and assistance for the future.
For more information, you can contact Meegan at
mbassett@womenemployed.org.
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MEETING:
TRANSPORTATION |
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YOUR VOICE IS NEEDED TO
HELP INFORM TRANSIT DECISIONS IN YOUR AREA
The State of Illinois is embarking on a new initiative to approach transit
planning and coordination for rural and small-urbanized Downstate areas from
a regional perspective. In the fall of 2006, the Illinois Department of
Transportation-Division of Public and Intermodal Transportation (IDOT-DPIT)
defined 11 regional areas where planning for comprehensive and coordinated
transit-related services, as well as project prioritization within the
region, would occur in the context of input provided through a Regional
Transportation Committee (RTC).
This initiative will most affect rural operators receiving federal funds
under certain programs, as they must now show that their projects are part
of a coordinated plan, per the reauthorization of transportation funding
under SAFETEA-LU. SAFETEA-LU (Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users), enacted in 2005,
is the federal transportation law through which Congress determines federal
funding for all public transportation.
For the past year, the implementation of this mandate has included the
collaborative efforts of the IDOT-DPIT, the Illinois Institute for Rural
Affair’s Rural Transit Assistance Center (RTAC) and the Illinois Association
of Regional Planning Councils (ILARC). You are encouraged to
attend a meeting in your region, as your input as a stakeholder in this
process will help to ensure that residents in all counties across the state
have access to coordinated, efficient and affordable transit services.
For more information on the details of the implementation process, how the
regions were defined or any additional information concerning transit-plan
development in regards to the federal mandate, please contact Erica
Interrante at (312) 793-3532,
Erica.Interrante@illinois.gov or
follow this weblink
(click on HSTP: Program Overview).
Click here to
view a meeting schedule of locations and times.
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new
resource:
dealing
with
the
after-effects
of
criminal
conviction |
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THE SENTENCING PROJECT PUBLISHES A
STATE-BY-STATE GUIDE
A new book by author
Margaret Colgate Love, Esq.,
“Relief from the Collateral Consequences of a Criminal Conviction: A
State-By-State Resource Guide,” is a survey of state laws regarding loss
of rights due to a felony conviction, process of restoration and pardon/expungement
information, and offers contact information for corresponding agencies. In
conjunction with this recent publication which can be purchased online,
the Sentencing Project has made available a collection of state-by-state
documents on the rights of criminal offenders that can be downloaded free of
charge.
Here is a glimpse at the
book:
“[A]s more and more people have a criminal record, relief from the
collateral consequences of conviction has never seemed more elusive in most
of the states and for federal offenders. It would seem that if
rehabilitation of criminal offenders is a desirable social goal, it would be
helpful to begin serious discussion of the growing contrary pressures that
seem to consign all persons with a criminal record to the margins of
society, and to a permanent outcast status in the eyes of the law.”
Take a look at a
fact sheet on the rights of criminally convicted persons in Illinois.
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UPCOMING
EVENTS
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CHECK OUT
OUR
WEBSITE TODAY
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WHAT?
Human Services Transportation Plan spring
meeting (Henderson, Warren, Hancock, McDonough, Schuyler, Adams, Brown and
Pike Counties)
WHEN? Wednesday, May 2, 2007,
1:30 -
4:00 PM and 6:30 - 8:00 PM
WHERE? Stephenson County Senior Center, 121 N.
Harlem Ave., Freeport, IL
The same materials will be covered in both afternoon and evening meetings.
For more information, contact Erica Interrante at (312) 793-3532,
Erica.Interrante@illinois.gov
or
follow this weblink
(click on HSTP: Program Overview).
WHAT?
Balanced and Restorative Justice Meeting
WHEN? Thursday, May 3, 2007, 10:00 AM - 12:00
PM
WHERE? Juvenile Facility, 1100 S. Hamilton
Ave., Presiding Judges Conference Room, 8th Floor, Chicago
This City
Wide Restorative Justice Committee will hold its quarterly meeting next
Thursday. Arrive at 9:30 for refreshments. Contact Mary Alice Brice to
R.S.V.P. Phone: (312) 603-1915. Fax: (312) 603-1929 or email
mabrice@cookcountygov.com.
WHAT?
What Works for Today's
Families? And What Doesn't?: A Decade of Research, Practice, and Dialogue
WHEN?
May 4-5, 2007
WHERE?
University of Chicago, International House, 1414 East 59th Street, Chicago
For more information, click
here.
WHAT?
Illinois Asset Building Group
member meeting, media training, and Capitol visits in support of children's
saving account task force (SB388/HB1662)
WHEN?
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
WHERE?
Springfield
For more information or to RSVP,
contact Meg Dunne at 312.263.3830x 246 or
megdunne@povertylaw.org.
WHAT?
Human Services Transportation Plan spring
meeting (Carroll, JoDaviess, Stephenson, Winnebago, Boone Counties).
WHEN? Monday, May 14, 2007,
1:30 -
4:00 PM and 6:30 - 8:00 PM
WHERE? Stephenson County Senior Center, 121 N.
Harlem Ave., Freeport, IL
The same materials will be covered in both afternoon and evening meetings.
For more information, contact Erica Interrante at (312) 793-3532,
Erica.Interrante@illinois.gov
or
follow this weblink
(click on HSTP: Program Overview).
WHAT?
Human Services Transportation Plan spring
meeting (DeKalb, Ogle, Lee, Bureau, Putnam, LaSalle Counties)
WHEN? Tuesday, May 15, 2007,
1:30 -
4:00 PM and 6:30 - 8:00 PM
WHERE? Kishwaukee Community College, 21193
Malta Rd., Malta, IL (Room A225-Tiered Conference Room (Parking off of Malta
Rd.; park in “A Parking” for Conference Center)
The same materials will be covered in both afternoon and evening meetings.
For more information, contact Erica Interrante at (312) 793-3532,
Erica.Interrante@illinois.gov
or
follow this weblink
(click on HSTP: Program Overview).
WHAT?
Financing Development: Community
Housing Developers Institute
WHEN?
May 15-16, 2007
WHERE?
ICAA Training Facility, 3435 Liberty Drive, Springfield, IL
Contact:
nate@housingactionil.org
or 312-939-6074 x 201 More info:
www.housingactionil.org.
WHAT?
Human Services Transportation Plan spring
meeting (Rock Island, Mercer, Henry, Whiteside Counties)
WHEN? Wednesday, May 16, 2007,
1:30 -
4:00 PM and 6:30 - 8:00 PM
WHERE? Metrolink East Pointe location, 1201
14th Avenue, East Moline, IL 61244
The same materials will be covered in both afternoon and evening meetings.
For more information, contact Erica Interrante at (312) 793-3532,
Erica.Interrante@illinois.gov
or
follow this weblink
(click on HSTP: Program Overview).
WHAT?
Illinois State
Microenterprise Initiative Spring Conference
WHEN?
May 17, 2007
WHERE?
Federal Reserve Bank of
Chicago, 230 S. LaSalle, Chicago
For more information or to
register, email
shough@uiuc.edu or call Dar Knipe at (309)
792-2500 or Kathy Johnson at 773-481-8897. To learn more about ISMI, or to
become a member, contact David Gay, Chair, at 630-942-2771 or Marcy Walcer
Kostis at 847-778-7535.
WHAT?
Making the Connection: Basic
Training
WHEN?
Wednesday, May 17, 2007, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
WHERE?
1120 E. Diehl Road, Naperville
This training is part of the
DuPage Federation on Human Services Reform workshop series, Making the
Connection: Accessing Public Benefits for Low Income Persons. For more
information, to learn about other workshops, and to register, click
here.
WHAT?
Human Services Transportation Plan spring
meeting (Knox, Fulton, Stark, Peoria, Marshall, Woodford, Tazewell)
WHEN? Tuesday, May 22, 2007,
1:30 -
4:00 PM and 6:30 - 8:00 PM
WHERE? Central Illinois Area on Aging, 700
Hamilton Blvd., Peoria, IL (Parking is available behind the building, or use
church parking lot across the street.)
The same materials will be covered in both afternoon and evening meetings.
For more information, contact Erica Interrante at (312) 793-3532,
Erica.Interrante@illinois.gov
or
follow this weblink
(click on HSTP: Program Overview).
WHAT?
Human Services Transportation Plan spring
meeting (Mason, Cass, Scott, Morgan, Menard, Sangamon, Logan, Christian)
WHEN? Wednesday, May 23, 2007,
1:30 -
4:00 PM and 6:30 - 8:00 PM
WHERE? Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce,
155 W. Morton Ave., Jacksonville, IL (located in Community Park, right off
of Morton Ave.)
The same materials will be covered in both afternoon and evening meetings.
For more information, contact Erica Interrante at (312) 793-3532,
Erica.Interrante@illinois.gov
or
follow this weblink
(click on HSTP: Program Overview).
WHAT?
"It's About Getting Ahead: Strategies and
Options for Eliminating State Asset Limits"
WHEN?
Wednesday,
May 23, 2007, 12:00 PM CST
WHERE?
Conference Call
It takes more than a paycheck to get ahead. Learn strategies to eliminate or
reform barriers to savings for public benefits recipients. Join Dory Rand,
Supervising Attorney of the Community Investment Unit from the Sargent
Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, Stacy Dean, Director of Food
Assistance Policy from Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and a
representative from the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services. The
call in number is: 1-888-296-6500, and the passcode: 115217. For more
information or to RSVP contact Meg Dunne at 312 263 3830x246 or
megdunne@povertylaw.org.
WHAT?
Human Services Transportation Plan spring
meeting (Grundy, Kankakee, Livingston, McLean, Ford, Iroquois)
WHEN? Wednesday, May 30, 2007,
1:30 -
4:00 PM and 6:30 - 8:00 PM
WHERE? Meadows Campus Center, 24218 Gundy
Drive, Chenoa, IL (Off I-55, exit at US-24; please call if you have
questions about directions)
The same materials will be covered in both afternoon and evening meetings.
For more information, contact Erica Interrante at (312) 793-3532,
Erica.Interrante@illinois.gov
or
follow this weblink
(click on HSTP: Program Overview).
WHAT?
Human Services Transportation Plan spring
meeting (Dewitt, Piatt, Macon, Shelby, Moultrie, Champaign, Vermillion,
Douglas, Edgar, Coles, Cumberland, Clark)
WHEN? Thursday, May 31, 2007,
2:30 -
4:30 PM and 6:30 - 8:00 PM
WHERE? Piatt County Mental Health Center (“The
Center”), 1921 North Market Street (Rte. 105), Monticello, IL
The same materials will be covered in both afternoon and evening meetings.
For more information, contact Erica Interrante at (312) 793-3532,
Erica.Interrante@illinois.gov
or
follow this weblink
(click on HSTP: Program Overview).
WHAT?
Human Services Transportation Plan spring
meeting (Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Montgomery, Fayette, Marion,
Clinton, Bond, Madison)
WHEN? Tuesday, June 5, 2007,
1:30 -
4:00 PM and 6:30 - 8:00 PM
WHERE? Montgomery County Senior Center, Route
127, Taylor Springs, IL (less than 1 mile south of Hillsboro)
The same materials will be covered in both afternoon and evening meetings.
For more information, contact Erica Interrante at (312) 793-3532,
Erica.Interrante@illinois.gov
or
follow this weblink
(click on HSTP: Program Overview).
WHAT?
Construction Management:
Community Housing Developers Institute
WHEN?
June 5-6, 2007
WHERE?
Abraham Lincoln Hotel and Conference Center/President Abraham Lincoln
Museum, Springfield
Contact:
nate@housingactionil.org
or 312-939-6074 x 201 More info:
www.housingactionil.org.
WHAT?
Human Services Transportation Plan spring
meeting (Effingham, Jasper, Crawford, Clay, Richland, Lawrence, Wayne,
Edwards, Wabash, Hamilton, White, Saline, Gallatin, Pope, Hardin)
WHEN? Wednesday, June 6, 2007,
1:30 -
4:00 PM and 6:30 - 8:00 PM
WHERE?
Illinois Employment Training Center
(“one stop” site), 303 S. Commercial St. in the Parker Plaza, Harrisburg, IL
(off of I-57 S, 30 minutes east of Marion, IL and Williamson County)
The same materials will be covered in both afternoon and evening meetings.
For more information, contact Erica Interrante at (312) 793-3532,
Erica.Interrante@illinois.gov
or
follow this weblink
(click on HSTP: Program Overview).
WHAT?
Human Services Transportation Plan spring
meeting (St. Clair, Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson, Perry,
Franklin, Jackson, Williamson, Union, Johnson, Alexander, Pulaski, Massac)
WHEN?
Thursday, June 7, 2007,
2:00 -
4:00 PM and 6:30 - 8:00 PM
WHERE?
Shawnee Community College, 8364
College Rd., Ullin, IL (Meeting will be held in the River Room in the Main
Building, lot parking is available)
The same materials will be covered in both afternoon and evening meetings.
For more information, contact Erica Interrante at (312) 793-3532,
Erica.Interrante@illinois.gov
or
follow this weblink
(click on HSTP: Program Overview).
WHAT?
Community Renewal
Society’s “Future Summit”
WHEN?
June 21, 2007, 1:30-5:30
WHERE?
University of
Chicago, Graduate School of Business, Rothman
Winter Garden, 5807 S. Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL
Click here for
more information.
WHAT?
Single-Family Development:
Community Housing Developers Institute
WHEN?
September 11-12, 2007
WHERE?
ICAA Training Facility, 3435 Liberty Drive, Springfield, IL
Contact:
nate@housingactionil.org
or 312-939-6074 x 201 More info:
www.housingactionil.org.
WHAT?
Property and Asset Management:
Community Housing Developers Institute
WHEN?
October 16-17, 2007
WHERE?
ICAA Training Facility, 3435 Liberty Drive, Springfield, IL
Contact:
nate@housingactionil.org
or 312-939-6074 x 201 More info:
www.housingactionil.org.
WHAT?
Affordable Housing Month
WHEN?
November 1-30, 2007
WHERE?
Public education events and activities to be held throughout the state
Contact:
nate@housingactionil.org
or 312-939-6074 x 201 More info:
www.housingactionil.org.
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