Asset Building

Opportunities For Working Families:
A Leadership Forum for State Lawmakers: 
June 24-26, 2012

Running time: 00:46:13

Speaker: 

•  Heather McCulloch, Asset Building Strategies, California

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Overview

Imagine trying to survive a financial crisis without any back-up savings or investments. One in four U.S. households is asset poor—they have insufficient financial assets to survive above the poverty line for more than three months. Legislators heard about asset building and policies that encourage working families to gain financial stability.

About the Working Families Forum

Since 2003, the NCSL/AECF Partnership on Family Economic Success has held a yearly meeting to give lawmakers a chance to convene with their colleagues and discuss solutions to the challenges faced by low-income working families. Legislative leadership from 10 states send small teams of legislators to the forum. Participants hear from leading experts and practitioners and develop an action plan that is relevant to their state.

NCSL Resources

• Working Families: Overview
• Opportunities For Working Families: A Leadership Forum for State Lawmakers: Meetings and Agenda
• Working Families Documents
• NCSL e-Learning Center