Asset Building Program

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Kindergarten to College

The City of San Francisco is opening savings accounts dedicated to college attendance for all kindergartners. Click here to read more about this exciting and innovative program.
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YouthSave Program

The MasterCard Foundation just unveiled a new youth savings program to promote development and financial inclusion that will influence the lives of 170,000 young people.

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Creating a Financial Stake in College

In this new series of reports, Professor William Elliott III outlines the case for improving access to children's savings as a way to promote college access and success. Read the first report: "Why Policymakers Should Care about Children's Savings."
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Re-envisioning Rental Assistance Programs

 

Reid Cramer and Jeffrey Lubell discuss ways to reform federal rental housing assistance programs in order to encourage recipients to build assets and make progress toward economic security.

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Congress: Don't Squander America's Big Investment Opportunity

Helping low-income children save for college is one of the best investment opportunities in public policy. Read Rachel Black’s take in the Christian Science Monitor.

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Articles and Op-Eds

Politico's The Arena: Is the State of the Union Still Useful?
January 23 | Politico
Vishnu Sridharan
Selling Organs to Pay Off Debt: Microfinance Needs Reforms
January 09 | Christian Science Monitor
Vishnu Sridharan
Cordray Has Received Bipartisan Support
January 06 | U.S. News & World Report
Reid Cramer
I’ve Got My Eye on You
December 14 | Slate
Jamie Holmes
How Technology Helped Spur a Quiet Revolution in Emergency Aid
October 24 | CNN.com
Vishnu Sridharan
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Recent & Upcoming Events

Beyond Our Means: Why America Spends While the World Saves
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 4:00pm | Washington
Poverty, Inequality, Mobility, Oh My!
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - 3:30pm | Washington
SPINNAKER - FSD Industry Workshop
Friday, November 18, 2011 - 9:00am | Nairobi, Kenya
Addressing Poverty Through Asset Building
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 8:00am | Burbank
‘Retirement Heist’
Monday, November 7, 2011 - 12:30pm | Washington
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Asset Building Video Interviews

The Asset Building Program records short interviews with our key speakers and experts, distilling our events, policy papers and commentary down to the essentials. Click below to watch interviews on subjects including the mortgage mess, innovative approaches to fighting poverty, and consumer financial protection.

The Ladder Blog

Ed Money Watch: New Census Estimates Show Increases in Student Poverty Across the Country
Jennifer Cohen
Friday, January 27, 2012
Editor's note: This entry was originally posted on Ed Money Watch a blog from the New America Foundation's Federal Education Budget Project. When the federal government distributes education funding via formulas, it typically takes several things into account. Chief among the data typically used...
Asset Building News Week, 4th Edition
Hannah Emple
Friday, January 27, 2012
The Asset Building News Week is a weekly Friday feature on the The Ladder, the Asset Building Program blog, designed to help readers keep up with news and developments in the asset building field. This week's topics include alternatives to mainstream banking, EITC awareness, financial literacy,...
EITC Awareness Day 2012
David Rothstein
Friday, January 27, 2012
Editor's note: These remarks were delivered at the January 26, 2012 policy briefing, "Promoting the Security of America's Families: A Review of the EITC's Value and Discussion of 2012 Policy Implications" hosted by the National Community Tax Coalition, the New America Foundation, and other partners...
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Asset Building Program Staff

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Rachel Black
Policy Analyst, Asset Building Program

Rachel Black is a Policy Analyst in the Asset Building Program at the New...

Olivia Calderon
Olivia Calderon
California Legislative Director

Olivia Calderon is the California Legislative Director of the New America...

Pamela Chan
Pamela Chan
Senior Policy Analyst, Asset Building Program

As a senior policy analyst for New America’s Asset Building Program, Pamela...

Reid Cramer
Reid Cramer
Director, Asset Building Program

Reid Cramer is Director of the Asset Building Program at the New America...

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William Elliott III
Senior Research Fellow, Asset Building Program

As a Senior Research Fellow in the Asset Building Program of the New America...

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Hannah Emple
Program Associate, Asset Building Program

Hannah Emple is a Program Associate for the Asset Building Program at the...

Jamie Holmes
Jamie Holmes
Policy Analyst, Global Assets Project

Jamie Holmes is a Policy Analyst with the Global Assets Project. Before...

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Andy Hull
Web Developer and Data Wrangler, Global Assets Project

Andy Hull is a Web Developer in the Global Assets Project where he provides...

Justin King
Justin King
Federal Policy Liaison, Asset Building Program

As Federal Policy Liaison of the Asset Building Program at the New America...

Rourke O'Brien
Rourke O'Brien
Research Fellow, Asset Building Program
As a Research Fellow in the Asset Building Program, Rourke O’Brien concentrates...
Payal Pathak
Payal Pathak
Policy Analyst, Global Assets Project

Payal Pathak is a policy analyst with the Global Assets Project (GAP) at the...

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Anjana Ravi
Research Associate, Global Assets Project

Anjana Ravi is a research associate for the Global Assets Project at the New...

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David Rothstein
Research Fellow, Asset Building Program

As a research fellow in the Asset Building Program of the New America...

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Vishnu Sridharan
Program Associate, Global Asset Project

Vishnu Sridharan is a program associate with the Global Assets Project....

Nicole Tosh
Nicole Tosh
Research Associate, Global Assets Project; Staff Assistant

Nicole Tosh is a Research Associate in the Global Assets Project where she...

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Eric Tyler
Program Associate, Global Assets Project

As a program associate for the Global Assets Project, Eric Tyler provides...

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Jamie M. Zimmerman
Director, Global Assets Project, Asset Building Program

Jamie M. Zimmerman is Director of the Global Assets Project at the New...

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