FAMILY ECONOMIC SECURITY

The National Center for Children in Poverty of the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, the Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources at The University of Texas, and the Center for Public Policy Priorities have just released The Family Resource Simulator, an interactive, web-based tool that calculates family resources and expenses as earnings increase, taking public benefits into account. The result is a series of graphs that show the impact of public benefits on family resources and basic family expenses as earnings rise.

We watched with horror as Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on the Gulf Coast. The images and stories are heartbreaking. Our sympathy and prayers go out to the individuals, families, and communities Hurricane Katrina has so tragically affected.

We watched with horror as Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on the Gulf Coast. The images and stories are heartbreaking. Our sympathy and prayers go out to the individuals, families, and communities Hurricane Katrina has so tragically affected.

Tough Choices: Making it Work When Work Doesn't Pay, tells the real stories of six Central Texas families struggling to make ends meet. Funded by the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, the Houston Endowment, and the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the report gives a first-hand look at the challenges facing low-income families.