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Good Debt, Bad Debt, and Upward Mobility: An Analysis of San Antonio's West Side Families

2009

This report analyses the data collected by Making Connections-San Antonio about the debt, credit, and assets of low-income families living in the West Side of San Antonio, Texas. Based on the data, the Center for Public Policy Priorities recommends policies to increase savings rates and provide low-income, urban families in Texas access to short-term capital to meet unexpected needs while protecting them from usurious interest rates

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Child Trends Fact Sheet: Neighborhood Support and Children’s Connectedness

2008

This fact sheets provides information as to whether children’s outcomes are better if they live in environments that are supportive in terms of family, peers, and community. Results indicate that children from supportive neighborhoods are more likely to have stronger connections compared to their counterparts from less supportive neighborhoods.

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Census 2000: The Risk of Negative Child Outcomes in Low-Income Families

2006

This report presents information for a broad range of income brackets in order to compare the relative risks for children living in different types of families.

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Issue Brief: Parenting and Family Support

2005

This Rhode Island KIDS COUNT's issue brief defines family-focused interventions, presents models of and the proven outcomes of quality family-focused interventions. It also gives recommendations that will ensure the healthy development of children and help families function well.

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Healthy Marriages in Low-Income African-American Communities (Part 2)

2005

This publication further explores partnerships between faith communities and the marriage movement.

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Reentry: Helping Former Prisoners Return to Communities

2005

This guide offers Making Connections site teams and local partners a way to think about and reduce the negative impact of incarceration on their communities. It presents an overview of the issue, describes challenges that sites are likely to face when tackling this work, describes promising approaches, and offers resources for finding further information. Part of the TARC Resource Guide series.

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