What's New
Staying Afloat in Tough Times
What States Are and Aren't Doing to Promote Family Economic Security
This report tracks state-level policies that help families both avoid and cope with economic hardship. Three categories of policies are examined: work attachment and advancement, income adequacy, and asset development and protection.
Demographics of Family, Friend, and Neighbor Child Care in the United States
This brief and accompanying literature review point out a need to clarify the definition of FFN care and help us understand its role and impact on the lives of families, children and communities.
Featured Projects
Unclaimed Children Revisited
Unclaimed Children Revisited is a multi-pronged project that generates new knowledge about policies that promote mental health services to children and families in need.
Improving the Odds for Young Children
This project provides state-by-state information about the policy choices that states make about health, early care and education, and parenting supports.