Publication Date
10-18-2019
Summary
Financially vulnerable families face numerous challenges that can adversely affect their children’s development. This brief reports on the effects of Child Development Accounts (CDAs), a financial capability intervention, in families receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or Head Start. The results show that CDAs positively shape several financial and nonfinancial outcomes for these families.
Document Type
Research Brief
Category
Asset building
Subarea
Inclusion in Asset Building
Original Citation
Huang, J., Beverly, S. G., Kim, Y., Clancy, M. M., & Sherraden, M. (2019, October). Financially vulnerable families reap multiple benefits from Child Development Accounts (CSD Research Brief No. 19-40). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development. https://doi.org/10.7936/akd8-d690
Project
SEED for Oklahoma Kids
Keywords
Child Development Accounts ; SEED for Oklahoma Kids ; experiment ; United States ; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ; TANF ; Head Start
Recommended Citation
Huang, J., Beverly, S. G., Kim, Y., Clancy, M. M., & Sherraden, M. (2019, October). Financially vulnerable families reap multiple benefits from Child Development Accounts (CSD Research Brief No. 19-40). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development. https://doi.org/10.7936/akd8-d690
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7936/akd8-d690