A community initiative to support family financial well-being

Bibliographic Data

ID12596603
AuthorsSusan F Allen (University of South Florida St. Petersburg, corresponding author), Jerry Miller (University of South Florida St. Petersburg)
Year2010
Volume13
Issue1
Pages89-100
Publication date2010-01-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCommunity Work & Family (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1366-8803 • E-ISSN: 1469-3615
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13668800903101581
OpenAlexW2018379811
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited2

Many community initiatives focus on workforce participation. Research indicates that affordable childcare is key to maintaining employment for low-income parents in the USA. These parents may also benefit from instruction to build financial literacy skills. The United Way of Tampa Bay, Florida, USA implemented a program to support family economic status that linked summer childcare for school-age children with financial literacy classes. Results from the evaluation of the initiative indicate that it enabled parents to participate more fully in work or school than would have been possible otherwise. Parents welcomed choices of free, innovative childcare programs that promoted social, academic, and cultural skills and provided safe care for their children. Parents reported that their money management knowledge and skills improved due to the course they took to qualify for childcare. Initiatives such as this show promise for promoting family financial well-being and an engaged workforce

Business · Child care · Economic growth · Economics · Financial literacy · Medical education · Political science · Public relations · Work (physics · Workforce · Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Medicine · Nursing · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies · Finance

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