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Kindergarten to College

The City of San Francisco is opening savings accounts dedicated to college attendance for all kindergartners. Click here to read more about this exciting and innovative program.
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YouthSave Program

The MasterCard Foundation just unveiled a new youth savings program to promote development and financial inclusion that will influence the lives of 170,000 young people.

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Fed Governor Sarah Raskin At New America

Sarah Bloom Raskin of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors made the case for financial inclusion, asset building, and strong regulation in remarks at Rebuilding the Road to Financial Stability.

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Re-envisioning Rental Assistance Programs

 

Reid Cramer and Jeffrey Lubell discuss ways to reform federal rental housing assistance programs in order to encourage recipients to build assets and make progress toward economic security.

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Congress: Don't Squander America's Big Investment Opportunity

Helping low-income children save for college is one of the best investment opportunities in public policy. Read Rachel Black’s take in the Christian Science Monitor.

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Recent & Upcoming Events

Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - 3:30pm | Washington
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 8:00am | Burbank
Monday, November 7, 2011 - 12:30pm | Washington
Thursday, October 27, 2011 - 12:15pm | Washington
Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 12:15pm | Washington
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Asset Building Video Interviews

The Asset Building Program records short interviews with our key speakers and experts, distilling our events, policy papers and commentary down to the essentials. Click below to watch interviews on subjects including the mortgage mess, innovative approaches to fighting poverty, and consumer financial protection.

The Ladder Blog

Terri Friedline
Monday, November 28, 2011
In recent years, researchers and policymakers have offered up young people’s savings policies (e.g., Child Development Accounts [CDAs], the ASPIRE Act) as potential solutions for mitigating the effects of parents’ and households’ financial resources on young people's educational and financial...
Reid Cramer
Monday, November 28, 2011
For those working deep within the beltway, today marks more than a return to the office after the welcomed Thanksgiving break. It also is “Passback Day” – a key date in the federal budget process.  This is when the White House and the Office of Management and Budget (where I began my DC career)...
Hannah Emple
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
On November 22nd, the Asset Building Program hosted a panel of experts to discuss how Americans are faring in the years since the Great Recession according to different measures. (Video from the event is available here.) Speakers from Wider Opportunities for Women, the Half in Ten Campaign, Center...
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Asset Building Program Staff

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Policy Analyst, Asset Building Program

Rachel Black is a Policy Analyst in the Asset Building Program at the New...

Olivia Calderon
California Legislative Director

Olivia Calderon is the California Legislative Director of the New America...

Pamela Chan
Senior Policy Analyst, Asset Building Program

As a senior policy analyst for New America’s Asset Building Program, Pamela...

Reid Cramer
Director, Asset Building Program

Reid Cramer is Director of the Asset Building Program at the New America...

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Senior Research Fellow, Asset Building Program

As a Senior Research Fellow in the Asset Building Program of the New America...

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Program Associate, Asset Building Program

Hannah Emple is a Program Associate for the Asset Building Program at the...

Jamie Holmes
Policy Analyst, Global Assets Project

Jamie Holmes is a Policy Analyst with the Global Assets Project. Before...

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Web Developer and Data Wrangler, Global Assets Project

Andy Hull is a Web Developer in the Global Assets Project where he provides...

Justin King
Federal Policy Liaison, Asset Building Program

As Federal Policy Liaison of the Asset Building Program at the New America...

Rourke O'Brien
Research Fellow, Asset Building Program
As a Research Fellow in the Asset Building Program, Rourke O’Brien concentrates...
Payal Pathak
Program Associate, Global Assets Project

Payal Pathak is a Program Associate with the Global Assets Project (GAP) at...

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Research Associate, Global Assets Project

Anjana Ravi is a research associate for the Global Assets Project at the New...

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Research Fellow, Asset Building Program

As a research fellow in the Asset Building Program of the New America...

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Program Associate, Global Asset Project

Vishnu Sridharan is a program associate with the Global Assets Project....

Nicole Tosh
Research Associate, Global Assets Project; Staff Assistant

Nicole Tosh is a Research Associate in the Global Assets Project where she...

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Program Associate, Global Assets Project

As a program associate for the Global Assets Project, Eric Tyler provides...

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Director, Global Assets Project, Asset Building Program

Jamie M. Zimmerman is Director of the Global Assets Project at the New...

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