How Are Young Adults Faring Financially: New Insights on Poverty, Employment, Benefit Access & More

Researchers from the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study team shared new findings on the economic situation of young adults at age 22 and experts from the Columbia University Center on Poverty and Social Policy, the Aspen Institute, and the Children's Defense Fund, discussed how these findings connect to longer-term trends of young adult economic security, current barriers and opportunities to accessing public benefits and other supports, and implications for policy and services. Featured Jane Waldfogel, Hye Min Jung, Ryan Vinh, and Megan Curran (Columbia University); Sheida Elmi (Aspen Institute); and Lauren Reliford (Children's Defense Fund). Webinar was hosted in collaboration with the Columbia Population Research Center and the Princeton University Bendheim-Thoman Center for Research on Child and Family Wellbeing.