2011 Reports

Healthy Kids and Strong Working Families: Improving Economic Security for North Dakota Families with Children

Shaffer, Jennifer L.

This brief uses the Family Resource Simulator and Basic Needs Budget Calculator, policy analysis tools developed by the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP), to demonstrate the basic costs associated with living and working in North Dakota and illustrate the important role of work supports in helping low-income families make ends meet.