Families, Work and Unemployment, Family Stress/Coping and Networks for Help, Poverty/Welfare, Public Policy, Research/Theory/Methodology, Rural Families
Every family manages resources. How well these actions support the family's needs affects their well-being in profound ways. What does the research show about families and resources? What happens to families who are "Unbanked" or those who do not engage in deliberate preparation for the future such as in Estate Planning? What are the cultural influences that we need to be aware of in studying and serving families? Where can families go for reliable information? In this issue of NCFR Report, our expert members answer these and other questions.
Cell phones and pagers, e-mail and the Internet, endless to-do lists...in a 24/7 world, it's getting harder to stay competitive on the job and still be truly "present" at home. In this issue, we explore the intersection of work and family life and how families are coping with unrelenting "busy-ness."
Carrie Saxon Perry, the former mayor of Hartford, Connecticut, once defined poverty as a lack of options: "The less choice you have, the poorer you are." That describes the life of working-poor families. A lack of living-wage jobs often means that families must live in unsafe housing, forego healthcare, or eat whatever they can find at the food shelf. In this issue, we explore the lives of those who are "trying to make a way outa' no way."
