Assets are the building blocks of long-term financial stability and success. Having a savings account, a college education, a home, or a small business can help individuals and families live securely today, weather difficult financial times, plan for the future, and pass assets on to the next generation. Heartland Alliance is a lead provider of asset-building programs and works with others to advocate for programs and priorities that create asset-building opportunities for individuals and families of all income levels.  Read more about our efforts in asset-building: 

• Illinois Asset Building Group Fact Sheet 
• Children's Savings Accounts Fact Sheet 
• Asset Building Brief 
• In the News: Employee Asset Building, in Crain's 
• Illinois Asset Building Group