Helping low-income parents and other adults find good jobs and steady incomes.
National partnerships and state-level initiatives are building workers’ skills to meet employers’ needs while also strengthening policies for adult education, job training, economic development and other resources to help individuals find and keep jobs and build careers.
Economic Opportunity
National partnerships and state-level initiatives are building workers’ skills to meet employers’ needs while also strengthening policies for adult education, job training, economic development and other resources to help individuals find and keep jobs and build careers.
National, state partnerships build worker skills to meet employer needs + get adults on career path
https://www.aecf.org/work/economic-opportunity/
Nearly 6.5 million U.S. teens and young adults are neither in school nor in the workforce. With new research, Casey offers recommendations to support youth in gaining a stronger foothold in the economy.
Economic Opportunity
~6.5 mil US teens + young adults not in school or working. Must help them connect to opportunity.
https://www.aecf.org/work/economic-opportunity/
Throughout the nation, the Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training program equips individuals with the literacy, work and life skills they need to earn credentials and get to work.
Economic Opportunity
I-BEST equips ppl w literacy, work + life skills needed to earn credentials and get to work.
https://www.aecf.org/work/economic-opportunity/
Supporting working parents and other adults to manage their money effectively and meet immediate needs.
Between 2001 and 2008, 1.37 million free tax returns were prepared at Volunteer Income Tax Assistance sites across the country in an effort to help families leverage the earned income tax credit without paying large fees.
Economic Opportunity
VITA helps #lowincome families w free tax-return prep, accessing tax credits, avoiding fees
https://www.aecf.org/work/economic-opportunity/
Recognizing that a job is not enough, Casey’s Center for Working Families approach connects low-income individuals to public benefits, tax credits and job training, while also providing financial coaching and education to help families budget for household needs and plan for the future.
Economic Opportunity
Recognizing that a job is not enough, Casey’s Center for Working Families approach connects low-income individuals to public benefits, tax credits and job training, while also providing financial coaching and education to help families budget for household needs and plan for the future.
A job is not enough. Training, coaching + education help #lowincome families get financially stable
https://www.aecf.org/work/economic-opportunity/
Encouraging parents and other adults to pay off debt and remain financially stable for the long term.
During the Great Recession, families in low-income neighborhoods were disproportionately affected by the crisis due to targeted subprime lending, less access to traditional credit sources and higher unemployment rates.
Economic Opportunity
During the Great Recession, families in low-income neighborhoods were disproportionately affected by the crisis due to targeted subprime lending, less access to traditional credit sources and higher unemployment rates.
Recession affects #lowincome families: subprime lending, less access to credit sources, higher unemployment
https://www.aecf.org/work/economic-opportunity/
With some 70 million Americans having poor credit scores or no credit history, the Foundation has developed tips to help families avoid money traps that can drag down credit scores.
Economic Opportunity
With some 70 million Americans having poor credit scores or no credit history, the Foundation has developed tips to help families avoid money traps that can drag down credit scores.
70 mil in US have poor credit scores or no credit history. Get tips on avoiding money traps.
https://www.aecf.org/work/economic-opportunity/