Families thrive in healthy neighborhoods with access to economic opportunities and social networks.
This includes ensuring that families have access to quality jobs and work supports, such as transportation, child care and health care. Advocate for TANF policies which will enhance state and local efforts to support low-income working families and those with multiple barriers to work. Participate in national efforts to evaluate the effectiveness of TANF in alleviating poverty. IDAs are matched savings accounts for the working poor, which may be used for the purposes of buying a new home, financing education, or starting a small business. They are administered by local nonprofit agencies, in collaboration with financial institutions.