Centers for Working Families
The Center for Working Families® (CWF) is a new approach to help low-income families reach financial stability and move up the economic ladder. Pioneered by the Casey Foundation and now supported by other major funders, the CWF offers an innovative framework for how families can increase their earnings and income (“Earn It”), reduce their financial transaction costs (“Keep It”), and build wealth for themselves and their communities (“Grow It”). The CWF approach brings together – or bundles – access to a full range of essential economic supports in a convenient location to help families build self-sufficiency, stabilize their finances, and move ahead. CWFs make it easier for families to tap into all of the services and supports for which they qualify, filling in the gaps and helping them weather unexpected setbacks. CWFs are integrated into trusted community organizations and institutions and work with families on a long-term basis, providing supports to them as their needs change.
Learn More
- Learn more about the Center for Working Families in the fact sheet Helping Families Achieve Economic Success.
- Read the fact sheet, Building Economic Success: Centers for Working Families.
- See where Casey is at work at Local Initiatives Support Corporation in Chicago and Seedco in New York City.
- Find all Resources on Family Economic Security from the Casey Foundation's Knowledge Center.