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Black Women Leadership and the Future of Financial Security Policy

For ideas grounded in human needs to gain political traction and to provide a safeguard against retrenchment, the interests and influence of people within our nation’s economic margins must be institutionalized within government itself.

BY Rachel Black & 1 more

Blog Post

03.12.2021
Family Finances

Better Technology, Better Retirement Savings: Exploring the Digital Tools that Improve User Experience

Part two in a two-part event series on how technologies could change our retirement savings system -- and how this transformation could lead to greater access, portability, security, and equity.

BY Financial Security Program

Video

03.10.2021
Family Finances

The COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact On Families

In a Comcast Newsmakers segment, Ascend’s Marjorie Sims offers insight into policies and practices that unlock prosperity for families who have faced additional stress and mental health concerns due to the coronavirus pandemic: The COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact On Families.

BY Marjorie Sims

Of Interest

02.26.2021
Family Finances

The Cost of Jail Calls and Commissary Markups: How Cities and Counties can Implement Racially Equitable Reforms for Incarcerated People

80% of local jail phone calls were paid for by incarcerated people’s loved ones, primarily low-income women of color. The consequences of these charges extend far beyond incarcerated people, stripping the savings and resources of entire families.

BY Financial Security Program

Video

02.23.2021
Family Finances

Surveying SNAP & Fresh EBT Users in the Pandemic

Aspen FSP's interview on understanding how people receiving SNAP have fared over the past year – and exploring the messages that those people have for policymakers.

BY Financial Security Program & 1 more

Blog Post

02.22.2021
Family Finances

This is Your Brain on Parenting

In an op-ed for the Faribault Daily News in Minnesota, Anne Mosle explains learnings about parent and caregiver brain science to demonstrate the need to grow stronger supports for families: This is your brain on parenting

BY Anne Mosle

Of Interest

02.18.2021
Family Finances

Student Loan Debt is Growing the Racial Wealth Gap and How Philanthropy Can Help

The problems that emerge from carrying student loan debt are systemic and have consequences not only for borrowers and their households, but also their communities, their states, and the nation’s economy. But these problems are solvable.

BY Karen Biddle Andres & 2 more

Publication

01.28.2021
Family Finances

Set Up to Fail: Fines, Fees & Financial Insecurity

Chronic Debt is a rapidly growing problem among households across the US and a significant barrier to financial stability and wealth building.

BY Joanna Smith-Ramani & 2 more

Publication

01.28.2021
Family Finances

Outdated Retirement Savings Technology Could be Harming Workers in America

Today’s retirement savings system needs a technological overhaul.

BY Karen Biddle Andres & 1 more

Blog Post

01.28.2021
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