A financially literate workforce helps the economy, but acquiring the needed skills can be costly. The level of financial literacy in developed countries is low and contributes to growing wealth inequality. Benefits from increasing the level of…

This toolkit from the Annie E. Casey Foundation outlines a five-step strategic finance planning process geared toward supporting programs that serve children and families. It aims to help stakeholders work together to examine what they want to…

This Administration for Children and Families resource defines financial literacy and provides detailed information on ten key financial capability services: financial education, financial coaching, financial counseling, credit counseling, credit…

This post from the Annie E. Casey Foundation describes the important differences between financial coaching and other types of money management, such as financial literacy, financial counseling, and financial planning. Financial coaching focuses on…

This blog post from the Acting Assistant Secretary of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Mark Greenberg, highlights the importance of financial capability programs within human services agencies. ACF programs have issued notices to…

This blog post discusses the importance of financial literacy and empowerment within the Latino community. One example of a recent initiative is the ACF Region X partnership with Catholic Charities in Portland, Oregon to present a Spanish-language…

This study reviews results of a pilot employment program in New York, a part of the Strengthening Families Through Stronger Fathers Initiative. The program provided employment-oriented services, fatherhood/parenting workshops, case management, and…

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, in partnership with ICF International, released a toolkit that intends to equip frontline program staff with fundamental financial empowerment principles, an understanding of consumer financial protection,…

Studies show that low-income families are more likely to be unbanked and “underbanked” than families with higher earnings. Lacking a bank account or depending on alternative financial services leads to significant financial barriers for…