Why Cities Should Care about Family Financial Security
A city is only as strong as the people who live in it. When residents struggle to make ends meet, cities can too. Over the course of a year, roughly one in four American families at all income levels will lose a job, experience a sharp drop in income, or suffer an injury or illness that limits the ability to work. “This isn’t just a low-income issue, it’s a middle-income issue, and to some extent, it’s also a high-income issue,” said Caroline Ratcliffe, senior fellow at the U
