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Connecting Saving and Food Security: Evidence from an Asset-building Program for Families in Poverty
Short Abstract
This project investigates the effectiveness of community-based asset-building programs for preventing childhood hunger. Our three specific objectives are: Objective 1: To identify level and changes in the level of children’s food security during a family’s participation in a community-based savings program (a) during program participation and in the year after asset purchase and in the longer term after program graduation (b) in comparison to program dropouts and a general population sample. Objective 2: To identify family, financial, and economic factors that affect children’s level of food security in savings program families. Objective 3: To identify a set of best practices (a) for savings program participants and the non-profit agencies offering the program concerning coping strategies to ensure secure levels of children’s food security in asset building programs and (b) for policy makers, program administrators, and community partners concerning program development and funding decisions.