YWCA Family Financial Wellness Fair

Bring the whole family to YWCA Evanston/North Shore for a fun, interactive Family Financial Wellness Fair! This FREE, welcoming event is designed to help families build financial confidence through hands-on activities, fun workshops, and access to helpful resources. Children and caregivers can learn about money together and find opportunities and resources to grow their money! This event is in partnership with Partnership Financial Credit Union and Open Communities.

Onsite activities are available for both children and adults, and the chance to speak with our financial wellness staff and access support and resources. All are welcome to attend!

Families can also explore Savings for Success (S4S), our savings and rewards program! This program helps families start saving for their child’s education or training after high school. Families can also learn about Illinois Bright Start. See more below!

Activities for Kids (Kindergaten - 6th grade) include:

• 💬 On-site Savings for Success program info and enrollment support - and families who attend and enroll (or are already enrolled) get a $25 reward incentive!
• ✨ Interactive activities for kids, including a hands-on ATM machine, digital wallets, crafts and learning the how-and-why behind money management!
• 📚 Money storytime and books on financial wellness
• 📸 A fun Photo Booth
• 📃 Helpful financial wellness resources from YWCA and Illinois Bright Start 529
• 🎁 Prizes for participating in activity stations
• 🍎 Snacks and refreshments will be provided!

• 💬 English and Spanish will be available!

Activities for Adults, Parents & Caregivers include:

• 💼 Financial Basics Workshop Series led by YWCA staff and a banking professional, covering: Budgeting, Credit and Savings!
• 🤝 Connecting with YWCA’s Financial Wellness team
• 🏦 Learning about and enroll in Savings for Success children’s savings accounts
• 💬 English and Spanish will be available!

"I'm Already in Savings for Success!"

Families currently enrolled in Savings for Success (S4S) that attend this event are eligible for great incentives! Adults who attend and complete the Financial Basics workshop onsite will receive a $25 into their child’s S4S account. Children enrolled in S4S will also receive a $25 deposit for participating in the interactive learning stations during the event.

So if you bring the family and you both complete the necessary activities onsite, that's a $50 incentive for a fun, free, educational day with the family!

"I'm Not in It! What is Savings for Success...?"

Savings for Success is a collaborative program of YWCA Evanston/North Shore and the Evanston Community Foundation, with support from Evanston Cradle to Career and Evanston/Skokie School District 65. The program provides families with a way to work together to save for their children’s futures—making post-high school education more accessible and achievable for all District 65 students in kindergarten and 6th grade. Designed to help close the racial wealth gap, Savings for Success offers families savings strategies, one-on-one support, and financial rewards...including up to $200 in the first year and $50 each year after. This program empowers families to build assets, start future-focused conversations with their children, and reinforce the message that their community believes in them and their potential.