Nonprofit and government efforts are operating in cities around the country to provide safe and affordable financial services in communities. These efforts include Individual Development Accounts (IDAs), Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), Bank On coalitions, and financial opportunity centers. To understand their potential for filling gaps in access to financial services, where are these efforts located?
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Where are Other Financial Inclusion Efforts Located?
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Are Other Financial Inclusion Efforts Filling Gaps in Financial Services?
Authors
Dr. Terri Friedline was a research fellow in New America's Family-Centered Social Policy Initiative.
Dr. Terri Friedline was a research fellow in New America's Family-Centered Social Policy Initiative.
Mathieu Despard is an assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Social Work and a faculty associate with the Center on Assets, Education, and Inclusion at the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare and the Center for Social Development at Washington University in St. Louis. He can be contacted by email at mdespard@umich.edu or followed on Twitter @DespardMat.
Mathieu Despard is an assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Social Work and a faculty associate with the Center on Assets, Education, and Inclusion at the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare and the Center for Social Development at Washington University in St. Louis. He can be contacted by email at mdespard@umich.edu or followed on Twitter @DespardMat.