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A community initiative to support family financial well-being

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Pages 89-100 | Received 16 Apr 2008, Published online: 19 Jan 2010
 

Abstract

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.

Muchas iniciativas de la comunidad se enfocan en la participación laboral. Las investigaciones indican que los precios asequibles de cuidado de niños son fundamentales para el mantenimiento del empleo para los padres de bajos ingresos en los EE.UU. Estos padres también pueden beneficiarse de la instrucción para construir habilidades de alfabetización financiera. El United Way de Tampa Bay, Florida, puso en práctica un programa para apoyar a la familia en su situación económica con el cuidado de los niños vinculados de verano para niños en edades escolar con clases de alfabetización financiera. Los resultados de la evaluación indican que la iniciativa permitió a los padres a participar más plenamente en el trabajo o en la escuela. Los padres recibieron la elección de programas gratis de cuidado infantil innovadoras que promueven habilidades sociales, académicas, y culturales y proveyeron cuidado seguro para sus hijos. Los padres informaron que sus conocimientos de manejo de dinero mejoraron después de tomar el curso de calificación para el cuidado de los niños. Iniciativas como esta son prometedoras para la promoción de la familia bienestar financiero y un laboral entregado.

Acknowledgements

The United Way of Tampa Bay, Florida funded this research. The authors would like to thank the staff of the United Way and the School of Social Work, University of South Florida as well as the agencies and families involved in the Summer Initiative for their participation in and support of this study.

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