The Geography of Financial Health: From National Data to Neighborhood-Level Action

When the Financial Health Network started studying financial health and wealth in Chicago in partnership with The Chicago Community Trust, they found what aggregates and averages consistently miss: place matters when it comes to understanding household financial security, resilience, and mobility, and so local data must guide solutions. This session convenes Financial Health Network researchers alongside local business and philanthropic leaders actively working to translate data into action, together examining how local financial health data and insights can sharpen investment strategy, strengthen the case for targeted interventions, and rally diverse stakeholders around shared priorities and solutions.