Fass Sarah author Columbia University. National Center for Children in Poverty Briggs Jodie author Columbia University. National Center for Children in Poverty Cauthen Nancy K. author Columbia University. National Center for Children in Poverty Columbia University. National Center for Children in Poverty originator contributor text Reports New York National Center for Children in Poverty 2008 English Staying Afloat in Tough Times tracks state-level policies that help families both avoid and cope with economic hardship. The report examines three categories of policies: work attachment and advancement, income adequacy, and asset development and protection. Although states have taken the lead over the last decade in policy efforts to help low income families, this study demonstrates that assistance is extraordinarily uneven across the states. The authors conclude that America needs a national vision of family economic security – and the leadership to implement it. Public health http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:8921 NNC NNC 2010-06-09 10:29:19 -0400 2011-08-14 20:21:52 -0400 1439 eng