Financial Opportunities
Building financial opportunities for Chicago families may begin with a job, but it doesn’t end there. LISC's 10 Financial Opportunity Centers (FOCs) each year connect 12,000 residents to career development, financial coaching, digital-skills training, credit building, and income supports.
Download a 2016 data summary for Chicago's FOC network.
For more information about FOCs, contact Jennifer McClain.
« Previous | 26–31 of 31 items
-
LISC Receives $2M from AmeriCorps, Places 240 Volunteers
- Sep 1, 2011
- For the 2011-2012 service year, the Corporation for National and Community Services (CNCS) awarded LISC a national grant for more than $2 million to support 240 member positions and help 15 local…
-
CWFs Help Get Chicagoans on Their Feet
- Dec 8, 2010
- LISC/Chicago’s network of Centers for Working Families (CWF) is serving more people than ever before as demand increases in response to a turbulent economy.
-
CWFs Step Up in Hard Times
- John McCarron, Jan 8, 2009
- With neighborhoods and families struggling through the economic crisis, it’s no surprise that LISC/Chicago’s Centers for Working Families (CWFs) are busier than ever.
-
Lower-Income Filers Receive Free Tax Prep
- Oct 8, 2008
- Low-income filers receive free tax prep.
-
Tax Refunds Soon to Flow Across City
- Jan 8, 2008
- Low- to moderate-income tax filers in 10 LISC New Communities Program neighborhoods and six other Chicago neighborhoods have begun taking advantage of free tax preparation services.
-
CWFs Will Expand to 13 Chicago Neighborhoods
- Dec 6, 2006
- CWFs will expand to 13 Chicago neighborhoods.
« Previous | 26–31 of 31 items