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The Complexities of Caregiving: Financial Health and the Aging Crisis

Research overwhelmingly shows that health shocks can have dramatic and long-term implications for financial health. This is especially true for the elderly. Among all the statistics, it is clear that there will be more elderly people dependent on fewer younger people with an ever-increasing list of challenges, making financial health for all less attainable.  

A Broken Criminal Justice System Impacts Financial Health, Too

By Josh Sledge, Senior Director and Arjun Kaushal, Associate, Financial Health Network The tragic murder of George Floyd at the hands of police has once again brought the inequities of the criminal justice system into focus. The violence captured on film has rightfully drawn a passionate response, as protestors demand justice for Floyd and an…

Edquity Case Study: Supporting Students with Innovative Emergency Aid

Each year, millions of college students struggle to stay in school not because of academic difficulties, but because of financial challenges. The Financial Health Network is dedicated to furthering solutions to help improve student financial health and increase academic success. In this case study, we explore how Edquity – an innovative student support app – is working to reduce the number of students who dropout of college because of a financial emergency of $500 or less.

“LIFT-UP” by National League of Cities

LIFT-UP (Local Interventions for Financial Empowerment through Utility Payments) is a multi-city initiative overseen by the National League of Cities’ (NLC) Institute for Youth, Education, and Families designed to provide financial counseling to delinquent utility customers