Twenty-five percent of eligible families do not claim the EITC refund, and outreach to eligible families could help to claim nearly $6,000 in EITC refunds. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has published a Money Talks Tax Credit Outreach…

From the National Center for Children in Poverty, this report analyzes the effectiveness of America's work supports, such as earned income tax credits, public health insurance, child care assistance, and food stamps. For families, work supports…

This article is from the Urban Institute, and authors review the role of assets in supporting families in times of crisis, such as job loss or health problems. Assets can be an important safety net to help maintain family wellbeing during such…

The Welfare Peer Technical Assistance Network (WPTA) offered technical assistance to the Georgia Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Asset-Building Planning Meeting with the primary purpose of bringing together EITC coalitions in the State of…

From the First Nations Development Institute, with funding from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, this resource was developed to help tribal leaders build EITC campaigns in their communities. Authors provide an overview of the EITC, how the EITC can…

This resource is from the Urban Institute, and researchers use data from the 2007 Survey of Consumer Finances to analyze how families fare in times of economic and financial emergencies. Prior to the current recession, many families did not have…

This resource is from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and offers information on State Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC). Currently, 24 States, including D.C., have implemented State EITC programs to complement the federal EITC refund…

The Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Initiative released a guide that includes an alphabetized list of resources for practitioners to use in topics related to marriage and relationships, fatherhood and parenting, and financial…

This resource was authored by the Finance Project and provides information on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). ARRA offers a variety of funding streams that can be accessed by asset-building leaders, and this guide is…

As the 2008 tax filing deadline is fast approaching and millions of families are struggling in the economic recession, this report, from the Children’s Defense Fund, found that low-income families lose billions of dollars each year to predatory…