family finances

In an op-ed co-authored by Anne Mosle, Ascend’s Marjorie Sims presents the opportunities ahead to advance family well-being by centering families through two-generation (2Gen) approaches: 2Gen a model for a new era of family policy.

An emergency savings balance serves as a cushion, limiting the need for households to dip into their retirement savings.

During the past five years, the disconnect between the strength of the U.S. economy and the financ

The Centering Child Well-Being in Child Support Policy toolkit, developed in partnership with Good+ Foundation, features new analysis of state child support director survey data. We found that many states are moving to adopt more pragmatic and family-centered child support policies that put children where they belong: at the center.

Without government intervention, one in five Americans who live in renter households will be evicted by the end of September.

While emergency savings offer a financial lifeline for households to cope with the unexpected, 28%

Leading up to COVID-19, one in seven people in America were caring for children, adults, and el

Before COVID-19, consumer debt in America was at an all-time high of over $14 trillion-- exceeding