Since beginning in 1998, the focus of FFCWS has evolved and expanded in exciting ways. The decision to change our name honors the significance of this history as well as a continued commitment to the wellbeing of children, youth, and families.
FFCWS began with nearly 5,000 children born between 1998 and 2000 and is the United States’…
This project will build on a pilot project by Kathy Edin to more deeply explore the role of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) in household budgets, household formation, and caregiving decisions, and how the concentration of disability incidence and assistance impacts communities. We will conduct…
This Brookings blog draws from the authors' recent article in The ANNALs of the American Academy of Political and Social Science: “Investing in Latino Children and Youth,” edited by Lisa Gennetian and CRCW's Marta Tienda.
Miller and Edin examine the transition to adulthood in a poor, white, rural community in Appalachia. Young adults come of age in a context of persistent poverty, economic decline, an ongoing opioid and addiction crisis, and strong community norms about family and work bolstered by religious institutions. For low-income young adults in this…
A core strength of the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing study is its significant representation of Black and Latinx families. Many researchers have used these data to study the impacts of mass incarceration, police contact, and school discipline, which disproportionately affect communities of color. Each week,…
