About 20 percent of U.S. American children grow up in poverty, and family income during early childhood is strongly associated with educational attainment and other social and economic outcomes. It can be difficult to separate the effects of…

Providing access to tangible resources can strengthen families and communities by avoiding and de-escalating crises, reducing parental stress, increasing access to safe housing and reliable childcare, and ensuring children have the material items…

While most racial wealth gaps analyses focus on total asset holdings, intergenerational transfers, or disparities in specific assets, less attention has been paid to debt. Although there has been analysis of racial disparities in mortgages, and…