Financial Security

Financial insecurity occurs when an individual or family experiences inadequate or inconsistent economic resources to acquire basic necessities and meet expenses.

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Family structure and children’s behavior

  • Rebecca Ryan, Amy Claessens, and Anna J. Markowitz
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Fall/Winter (2013-2014) 2014
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The cost of breaking up

  • Laura Tach and Alicia Eads
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Fall/Winter (2013-2014) 2014
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Pathways Programs and Helping Low-Income Adults Build Marketable Skill Sets

  • Laura Dresser, Shawna Carter, Meghan Conlin, and Kevin Piper
  • Webinar
  • October 15 2013
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Emergency savings for low-income consumers

  • J. Michael Collins and Leah Gjertson
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Spring/Summer 2013
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Results of the federal urban Empowerment Zone program

  • Matias Busso, Jesse Gregory, and Patrick Kline
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Spring/Summer 2013
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The Balance Sheets of Low-Income People

  • J. Michael Collins
  • Podcasts
  • October 2012
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Disconnected Americans

  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Fall/Winter (2011-2012) 2012
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The dynamics of disconnection for low-income mothers

  • Pamela Loprest and Austin Nichols
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Fall/Winter (2011-2012) 2012
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How former prisoners become connected

  • David J. Harding, Jessica J. B. Wyse, Cheyney Dobson, and Jeffrey D. Morenoff
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Fall/Winter (2011-2012) 2012