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Building Assets From Birth: A Comparison Of The Policies And Proposals On Children Savings Accounts In Singapore, The United Kingdom, Canada, Korea, And The United States, Vernon Loke, Michael Sherraden

Center for Social Development Research

Holding assets is increasingly acknowledged as yielding positive effects and enhancing opportunities. In Assets and the Poor, Sherraden proposed that Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) should be opened for every person from birth in order to provide them with the lifetime potential to accumulate assets and to experience the effects of assets from a young age. a few countries have recently implemented or are proposing policies that build assets for every child starting from birth. Among these countries are Singapore, the United Kingdom, Canada, Korea, and the United States. The purposes and strategies adopted by each country are distinctive. This paper …

Mis Ida Operations Manual: Management Information System For Individual Development Accounts, Center For Social Development

Center for Social Development Research

MIS IDA Operations Manual: Management Information System for Individual Development Accounts

Saving For College In Maine's Matching Grant Program: Account Owner Experiences, Lisa Reyes Mason, Margaret Clancy, Margaret Sherraden, Chang-Keun Han

Center for Social Development Research

Saving for College in Maine's Matching Grant Program: Account Owner Experiences

Using Individual Development Accounts For Microenterprise Development, Fred M. Ssewamala, Margaret Lombe, Jami C. Curley

Center for Social Development Research

This study examines whether there is a role for microenterprise development as an anti-poverty strategy in the United States. This question is important because skeptical views exist regarding whether, generally, poor Americans would have the enthusiasm to undertake the risk of dealing with small-businesses, especially given that the United States has a public welfare system to take care of the poor and “abundant jobs” for those with the skills—compared to most developing countries where the only alternative open for a family investing in a small-business may be starvation. Using data from 14 community-based programs promoting small-business investment through Individual Development …

Account Monitoring Report At December 31, 2005, Lisa Reyes Mason, Vernon Loke, Margaret Clancy

Center for Social Development Research

Account Monitoring Report at December 31, 2005

Barriers To Asset Accumulation For Families In The Seed Pre-School Demonstration And Impact Assessment, Sondra G. Beverly, Jared Barton

Center for Social Development Research

Barriers to Asset Accumulation for Families in the SEED Pre-School Demonstration and Impact Assessment

Inclusion In College Savings Plans: Participation And Saving In Maine's Matching Grant Program, Margaret Clancy, Chang-Keun Han, Lisa Reyes Mason, Michael Sherraden

Center for Social Development Research

Inclusion in College Savings Plans: Participation and Saving in Maine's Matching Grant Program

State-Level Individual Development Account (Ida) Policy: Opportunities And Challenges For Rural Areas, Karen Edwards, Jon Bailey

Center for Social Development Research

State-Level Individual Development Account (IDA) Policy: Opportunities and Challenges for Rural Areas

Contributions Of The Earned Income Tax Credit To Community Development In Indian Country, Kristen Wagner, Karen Edwards, Miriam Jorgensen, Dana Klar

Center for Social Development Research

The earned income tax credit (EITC) has become a central element in a suite of programs and polices that promote “asset building” for the poor. Increasingly, it has become a way not only for individuals but also communities to turn their economic circumstances around. The Center for Social Development in collaboration with Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies engaged ten Native community organizations currently providing free tax preparation services in a study that examined uptake and potential uses of Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) income by Native people. Through community surveys we learned that a majority of survey …

Homeownership Across The American Life Course: Estimating The Racial Divide, Thomas A. Hirschl, Mark R. Rank

Center for Social Development Research

Homeownership has historically been viewed as a fundamental piece of the American Dream, with up to 70 percent of households owning their home as of 2006. Yet it has also been demonstrated that nonwhites are less likely to own a home and that the value of their homes is much less than that for whites, even when social class is taken into account. This paper explores the overall life course patterns of homeownership and the importance of racial differences in understanding those dynamics. Based upon a life table methodology, we examine the homeownership patterns for individuals between the ages of …

Reforming 529 College Savings Plans To Better Reach Low-Income Families, Margaret Clancy, Leslie Parrish

Center for Social Development Research

Reforming 529 College Savings Plans to Better Reach Low-Income Families

Coordinating Individual Development Accounts And The Workforce Investment Act To Increase Access To Postsecondary Education And Training, Mark Greenberg, Nisha Patel

Center for Social Development Research

Coordinating Individual Development Accounts and the Workforce Investment Act to Increase Access to Postsecondary Education and Training

Towards Well-Being For Afghans With Disability, Parul Bakhshi, Jean-Francois Trani, Ayan Ahmed Noor

Brown School Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Social Impact: Parents As Teachers: A Force For Good: Alum Leads Growing National Program Aimed At Helping Preschoolers Reach Their Potential, Betsy Rogers, Geoff Story

Social Impact Publication

Imagine a network of 10,000 trained educators who meet individually every month with families of preschoolers to maximize every child's readiness for school. Imagine the opportunity these educators have to foster literacy, learning, emotional health, sound nutrition, and an appreciation for human diversity. Imagine the promise for every child fortunate enough to participate.

Social Impact: The Globalization Of Social Work: How Flat Are We?, Rick Skwiot

Social Impact Publication

In this book, the World is Flat, New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman posits that a global technological revolution has increased economic opportunities and create a world that is more connected than ever before. But does a flatter economic world equal a more just world? Are the benefits resulting from greater connectivity distributed in a way that everyone can share in newfound prosperity? The answer is an unequivocal no.

Social Impact: Productive Aging: Tapping Into Energy Of Older Americans, Janet Edwards

Social Impact Publication

Welcome to the new era of "Productive Aging." As the first wave of baby boomers turns 60 this year, the typical retirement scenario of softening 60-somethings retreating into a vacation-like vacuum is passé. Healthier, wealthier, and better educated, this new generation of older adults seeks—perhaps “demands” — ongoing productive roles in mainstream society.

SOCIAL IMPACT | Spring 2006 | FEATURE STORY Productive Aging

Social Impact, Edward F. Lawler, Tonya E. Edmonds, Luis H. Zayas, Enola K. Proctor, Ellen Rostand, Julie Kennedy, Jessica Martin, Toky Branding + Design, Donna Boyd

Social Impact Publication

From The Dean: Celebrating Social Work's Impact;

Perspectives: In the News & Bookshelf;

Making a Medicare Part D Decision;

Three Quarters of Americans Will Experience Poverty in Their Lives;

Interview: Q&A with Kristal Brent Zook;

Perspectives: Before Disaster Strikes with David Gillespie;

The Globalization of Social Work: How Flat Are We? Researchers and practitioners explore underlying social conditions that keep many left behind;

Parents as Teachers: A Force for Good: Sue Stepleton leads growing program aimed at helping preschoolers reach their potential;

Tapping into Energy of Older Americans: New retirement scenarios shift toward service;

Notebook: Partnerships and Research School of …

Understanding The Challenge Ahead Executive Summary Report National Disability Survey In Afghanistan 2005, Jean-Francois Trani, Parul Bakhshi

Brown School Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Conducting Surveys On Disability: A Comprehensive Toolkit, Parul Bakhshi, Jean-Francois Trani, Cécile Rolland

Brown School Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Aprendizaje Y Servicio Solidaria En Las Escuelas Argentinas: Una Visión Descriptiva A Partir De Las Experiencias Presentadas Al Premio Presidencial Escuelas Solidarias (2000–2001) [K–12 Service Learning In Argentina], María Nieves Tapia, Alba González, Pablo Elicegui

Center for Social Development Research

Aprendizaje y servicio solidaria en las escuelas Argentinas: Una visión descriptiva a partir de las experiencias presentadas al Premio Presidencial Escuelas Solidarias (2000–2001) [K–12 service learning in Argentina]

Mishlavim Project - The Inclusion Of Youth With Special Needs Into National Youth Service In Israel: Program Evaluation Research (2003-2004), Karin Amit, Nicole Fleischer

Center for Social Development Research

Mishlavim Project - the Inclusion of Youth With Special Needs Into National Youth Service in Israel: Program Evaluation Research (2003-2004)

Asset-Building Programs For People With Disabilities In Rural Areas: Including Independent Living And Long-Term Care Planning Education, Michelle Putnam, Fengyan Tang

Center for Social Development Research

This paper presents findings from a case study of individuals with multiple sclerosis examining their planning and preparation activities for their future independent living and long-term care needs. Data collected from a representative sample of National Multiple Sclerosis Society members in the greater metropolitan St. Louis and eastern Illinois area indicate significant differences in income, assets, education, health and functional limitation status between individuals living in rural versus urban areas. Additionally, findings show respondents with greater levels of education and assets, and those living in urban areas, are more likely to have saved for retirement, made legal preparations, or engaged …

Asset-Building In Rural Communities: The Experience Of Individual Asset Accounts, Michal Grinstein-Weiss, Jami Curley

Center for Social Development Research

Similar to the beginning of many new eras, the dawning of the 21st century has brought new opportunities as well as new challenges to the stability of our economy. New technology offers more efficient methods of production while the continuing influence of globalization increases market availability for our goods. Yet, when a region has a hard time transitioning to a new economy, the challenges produced by these changes are often overwhelming and can create hardship. Rural America is currently facing many of the difficulties associated with these changing economies, thus affecting their current economic sustainability and development. The industry base …

International Service In The Context Of Globalization: Research Conference Summary Report, Amanda Moore Mcbride, Margaret S. Sherraden, Center For Social Development, Washington University In St. Louis, Angela Ellis, Georgina Brewis, Justin Davis Smith

Center for Social Development Research

International Service in the Context of Globalization: Research Conference Summary Report

Section 529 Savings Plans, Access To Post-Secondary Education, And Universal Asset Building, Margaret Clancy, Reid Cramer, Leslie Parrish

Center for Social Development Research

Section 529 Savings Plans, Access to Post-Secondary Education, and Universal Asset Building

The Universal Model In Seed, Michael Sherraden, Margaret M. Clancy

Center for Social Development Research

The Universal Model in SEED

Way To Give: A Guide To Connecting, Giving And Asset Building, Stephanie C. Boddie, Prema Thirupathy

Center for Social Development Research

Way to Give: A Guide to Connecting, Giving and Asset Building

Seed Universal Policy Model And Research Request For Proposal, Michael Sherraden, Margaret M. Clancy

Center for Social Development Research

SEED Universal Policy Model and Research Request for Proposal

Study On The Effects Of The National United Nations Volunteer Program In Mongolia, Tserendorjiin Erdenechimeg, Tumurbaatariin Bulganzaya, Radnaagiin Gantumur

Center for Social Development Research

Study on the Effects of the National United Nations Volunteer Program in Mongolia

Add: Lessons From The Uk, Dominic Maxwell, Will Paxton

Center for Social Development Research

ADD: Lessons From the Uk