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For more than 25 years, the Family Self-Sufficiency program (FSS) has helped subsidized housing residents make progress toward economic security. The Department of Housing and Urban Development, which runs FSS, wanted to document some successes.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs typically provide job search assistance (JSA) in addition to their income-support role. JSA strategies can include group, one-on-one, or self-directed activities. While there is evidence JSA…

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) works to help consumers enhance their financial well-being, a holistic metric that goes beyond income and credit score to capture individuals’ perceptions of their financial security and ability to make…

KOMPAK implemented a local-level development initiative to improve basic services and economic opportunities for poor and vulnerable Indonesians.

In 2011, roughly 80 percent of Mozambicans earning their living from subsistence farming; more than 44 percent suffered from chronic malnutrition, and 34 percent faced perpetual hunger. Farm productivity was among the lowest in the world. Farmers used…

In Tanzania, children are especially vulnerable to malnutrition: 42 percent of the country’s children under age five suffer from stunting, anemia, and other micronutrient deficiencies. Tuboreshe Chakula (Swahili for Let’s Improve Food) was a USAID-funded…

Food prices were rising in West Africa, particularly for imported food. In-country and international shipping costs also were climbing.  Could promoting food trade increase farm families’ incomes, helping ensure food security by increasing families’…

West Africa is one of the world’s poorest regions. Business and trade there face chronic obstacles such as spotty product quality, inaccessible loans, bureaucratic blockages, and donor dependency. The region’s leading midsized firms—those with the…

Millions of Cambodians have risen from poverty, yet many still live in vulnerable conditions. The government of Cambodia recognized that accelerating the growth of the horticulture sector would bring new opportunities, enabling farmers to benefit from…

Households around the U.S. face growing housing affordability challenges. While there are important roles for the federal and state governments to play in addressing this problem, many of the most critical policy solutions can only be adopted at the…