Apr 24, 2012
Teaching children the fundamentals of savings and financial education early in life means
Apr 17, 2012
Last month the University of Kansas at Lawrence hosted the Assets and Education Research Symposium, which brought together researchers, key funders and practitioners in the asset building for children field
Feb 27, 2012
CFED is pleased to join the Annie E. Casey Foundation as a 2012 KIDS COUNT outreach partner.
Feb 24, 2012
What would it look like if every child in the U.S. started his or her life with an endowed account for use in saving for college
Feb 15, 2012
The Aspen Institute today announced that Andrea Levere of Washington, D.C., will be in the inaugural class of its Ascend Fellowship program
Dec 20, 2011
A young person’s success in going to and graduating from college depends, at least in part, on
Nov 23, 2011
In September 2002, the Labour party in the United Kingdom launched a ground-breaking
Nov 3, 2011
For the first time, starting this December 5, RAISE Texas will kick off their statewide 2011-2012 Save ‘n SMILE Family Video Contest.
Oct 14, 2011
Last month, Bhagwan Chowdhry, Professor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, was featured
Sep 28, 2011
On Wednesday September 14, the Take Charge America Institute at the University of Arizona hosted a webinar
Sep 8, 2011
CFED is pleased to announce the launch of the Mississippi College Savings Account Program in Jackson, MS, on September 8, 2011.
Sep 7, 2011
"New Lessons Behind Kids' Allowances" (News, Aug. 28) is interesting fodder for parents considering how best to
Sep 1, 2011
A new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce finds that a person’s earning power
Aug 4, 2011
CFED is currently involved in a number of Children’s Savings Account initiatives serving young children
Jul 7, 2011
We all have the best intentions to exercise, keep our New Year’s resolutions (remember those?) and save money
Jun 27, 2011
Here at CFED, when we introduce our colleagues to one another and to members of the assets & opportunity field, we like to
Jun 1, 2011
According to a new Visa Inc. survey, 82% of Americans surveyed believe that a course in personal finance should be
May 2, 2011
We want to congratulate Margaret Libby, executive director of Mission San Francisco Community Financial Center
Apr 19, 2011
It's April, which means it's National Financial Literacy Month. In a recent presidential proclamation
Apr 4, 2011
Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA), a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee
Mar 31, 2011
It’s been a long winter for kids’ issues in Washington
Sep 23, 2010
In your beautiful, handcrafted and eco-friendly Conference bag by Mercado Global, you should have received a copy of Hope in a Concrete Form and Lessons from SEED: A National Demonstration of Child Development Accounts. These resources both highlight the findings from years of research endeavored by the Saving for Education, Entrepreneurship and Downpayment (SEED) Initiative.
Sep 22, 2010
Last week, the Census Bureau released new data showing that one in seven Americans, including one out of every five children, are now living in poverty. This week, some one thousand advocates, program directors, community organizers, business owners, policy analysts and researchers are gathering in Washington for CFED’s biannual Assets Learning Conference to discuss emerging ideas for helping children and families achieve economic security and stability.
As part of the conference kick-off, several organizations that are leaders in the asset building field came together yesterday to release a new report, Lessons from SEED, a National Demonstration of Child Development Accounts. The SEED project is a comprehensive initiative, combining policy, practice, and research, designed to explore a national system of savings and asset-building accounts for children and youth. Child Development Accounts, or CDAs, are intended to give children in low-income families a “financial head start” towards economic opportunity by beginning savings from as early as birth. CDAs are generally “seeded” with an initial deposit from public or private funds, after which children and parents are encouraged to contribute to the account, often with the incentive of matching contributions. The accounts provide savings that can later be used as productive investments that provide the pathways to opportunity and security, by paying for college, buying a home, starting a business, or for retirement.
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