People- & Family-Centered Policy

A Guide to Talking Women, Peace, and Security Inside the U.S. Security Establishment

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A Guide to Talking Women, Peace, and Security Inside the U.S. Security Establishment

How much do national security policymakers consider the ways policies and programs impact men and women differently?

Feb 21, 2017

Carolina Marques de Mesquita, Elizabeth Weingarten, Heather Hurlburt

House Action Worsens Retirement Savings Crisis

Press Release

House Action Worsens Retirement Savings Crisis

Today’s vote undermines secure retirement for the half of the American workforce that has no retirement plan through their employer.

Feb 15, 2017

Statement: Secure Choice Rules Dim Retirement Prospects of Generations of Americans

Press Release

Statement: Secure Choice Rules Dim Retirement Prospects of Generations of Americans

House Rules Committee passed rules allowing a vote to strike down regulations on states' ability to offer auto-enrollment retirement plans.

Feb 13, 2017

The Importance of Social Networks Among Low-Income Fathers

In Short

The Importance of Social Networks Among Low-Income Fathers

A recent report acknowledges that most fathers both need and want the kind of support that social networks provide.

Feb 7, 2017

Lara Burt

Youth Homelessness and the Uncertain Future in the Trump Administration

In Short

Youth Homelessness and the Uncertain Future in the Trump Administration

There’s a lot of work to do around youth homelessness and the next administration can take important steps to help or reverse progress.

Feb 2, 2017

Lara Burt

Can Post Offices Increase Access to Financial Services?

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Can Post Offices Increase Access to Financial Services?

Could postal banking through the U.S. Postal Service improve the availability of safe and affordable financial services?

Feb 1, 2017

Mathieu Despard, Terri Friedline, Kevin Refior

Do Metropolitan Areas have Equal Access to Banking?

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Do Metropolitan Areas have Equal Access to Banking?

A comparison of bank, credit union, and alternative financial service densities across U.S. metropolitan areas.

Feb 1, 2017

Mathieu Despard, Terri Friedline

Investing in the Future

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Investing in the Future

How do the financial services available within a community prevent or enable a household to invest in the future?

Feb 1, 2017

Terri Friedline, Mathieu Despard, Stacia West

Navigating Day-to-Day Finances

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Navigating Day-to-Day Finances

Preliminary understandings of whether the availability of financial services relates to households' financial health.

Feb 1, 2017

Terri Friedline, Mathieu Despard, Stacia West

Resilient in the Midst of Financial Change

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Resilient in the Midst of Financial Change

This paper looks at how the densities of banks and alternative financial service providers may impact households' financial health.

Feb 1, 2017

Terri Friedline, Mathieu Despard, Stacia West

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What Parents of Young Kids Want: Insights from the 2026 National Parent Survey

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The Care Disconnect: Americans Misjudge Care Realities, But Know Families Need Help

A Model for Associational Party Building

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

New America Fellows

Amy J. Nelson’s The Arms Control Paradox

Community Colleges as Cultivators of Civic Life

Assembling in the Age of AI

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A Guide to Talking Women, Peace, and Security Inside the U.S. Security Establishment

House Action Worsens Retirement Savings Crisis

Statement: Secure Choice Rules Dim Retirement Prospects of Generations of Americans

The Importance of Social Networks Among Low-Income Fathers

Youth Homelessness and the Uncertain Future in the Trump Administration

Can Post Offices Increase Access to Financial Services?

Do Metropolitan Areas have Equal Access to Banking?

Investing in the Future

Navigating Day-to-Day Finances

Resilient in the Midst of Financial Change