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Designing Better Small Dollar Loans

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Designing Better Small Dollar Loans

Chicago residents targeted by predatory lenders discuss what an ideal loan looks like.

Jan 10, 2024

Meegan Dugan Adell, Vanessa Rangel, Roselyn Miller Champion

Gratitude and Achievements: Reflecting on New America Chicago’s 2023 Impact

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Gratitude and Achievements: Reflecting on New America Chicago’s 2023 Impact

New America Chicago is proud to share its impact in 2023 as well as plans for future progress and growth.

Dec 15, 2023

Ann Madsen, Vanessa Rangel

No Longer a Luxury: Momentum Towards Closing the Digital Divide

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No Longer a Luxury: Momentum Towards Closing the Digital Divide

With the ACP Week of Action, NA Chicago takes a look at the Affordable Connectivity Program and its attempt to close the digital divide.

Jun 20, 2023

Carissa Taliaferro, Vanessa Rangel

Designing Tax Filing Solutions for All the People

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Designing Tax Filing Solutions for All the People

Evidence-based personas illustrate how a free, direct e-file tool could help hard-working families claim tax credits.

Jun 15, 2023

Meegan Dugan Adell, Vanessa Rangel

Serving Americans Well: Removing Bureaucracy to Help Americans Access Tax Credits

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Serving Americans Well: Removing Bureaucracy to Help Americans Access Tax Credits

Tax credits are lifelines for low-income Americans, but the process is overly complicated, leaving behind those who need them most.

Jun 15, 2023

Meegan Dugan Adell, Dylan Bellisle, Vanessa Rangel

Chicago Residents Design Better Small Dollar Loans

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Chicago Residents Design Better Small Dollar Loans

Learn how CivicSpace hosted its first community design session for Chicagoland residents to weigh on predatory loan alternatives.

Nov 30, 2022

Roselyn Miller Champion, Vanessa Rangel

Tax Filing without the Headaches: Illinois’ Earned Income Tax Credit Simplified Filing Pilot

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Tax Filing without the Headaches: Illinois’ Earned Income Tax Credit Simplified Filing Pilot

Illinois' EIC Simplified Filing Pilot expanded access to the state EIC for low-income nonfilers, but could reach more with a few changes.

Jun 23, 2022

Vanessa Rangel, Meegan Dugan Adell

One Year Later: A Virtual Briefing on the Predatory Loan Prevention Act

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One Year Later: A Virtual Briefing on the Predatory Loan Prevention Act

One year after the Illinois’ Predatory Loan Prevention Act (PLPA), we share with you a virtual legislative briefing with the experts.

Mar 23, 2022

Vanessa Rangel, Meegan Dugan Adell, Jason Stewart

Ill-Gotten Gains: Predatory Lending and the Racial Wealth Gap in Chicago

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Ill-Gotten Gains: Predatory Lending and the Racial Wealth Gap in Chicago

Predatory lenders have stripped billions of dollars from communities of color, but policymakers can do more to support wealth-building.

Mar 7, 2022

Spencer Cowan, Meegan Dugan Adell, Kathie Kane-Willis, Hala Kourtu, Vanessa Rangel

Watch | Stolen from Under My Nose: Real-life Stories of Payday and Title Loans

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Watch | Stolen from Under My Nose: Real-life Stories of Payday and Title Loans

Feb 24, 2022

Vanessa Rangel, Meegan Dugan Adell, Brent Adams, Jason Stewart, Samantha Webster, Shannon Lynch

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Designing Better Small Dollar Loans

Gratitude and Achievements: Reflecting on New America Chicago’s 2023 Impact

No Longer a Luxury: Momentum Towards Closing the Digital Divide

Designing Tax Filing Solutions for All the People

Serving Americans Well: Removing Bureaucracy to Help Americans Access Tax Credits

Chicago Residents Design Better Small Dollar Loans

Tax Filing without the Headaches: Illinois’ Earned Income Tax Credit Simplified Filing Pilot

One Year Later: A Virtual Briefing on the Predatory Loan Prevention Act

Ill-Gotten Gains: Predatory Lending and the Racial Wealth Gap in Chicago

Watch | Stolen from Under My Nose: Real-life Stories of Payday and Title Loans