,,Staying Afloat in Tough Times: What States Are and Aren't Doing to Promote Family Economic Security

Staying Afloat in Tough Times: What States Are and Aren't Doing to Promote Family Economic Security


 

Publication Date: August 2008

Publisher: Columbia University. National Center for Children in Poverty

Author(s): Sarah Fass; Jodie Briggs; Nancy K. Cauthen

Research Area: Social conditions

Keywords: low-wage work; work supports; child poverty

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This report tracks state-level policies that help families both avoid and cope with economic hardship. Three categories of policies are examined: work attachment and advancement, income adequacy, and asset development and protection.