family finances

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

  The CARES Act’s provision to send $1,200 to people marks a notable shift in politica

Financial Security Program’s Karen Biddle Andres and Tim Shaw wrote a piece for The Hill on the lack of financial protection for American households during a health crisis.

The global pandemic is crashing headlong into our financial health epidemic, resulting in a downward spiral.

Policymakers need to engage with the families whose lives are affected by their decisions.