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Economic Mobility

Family moving into a new home.Economic mobility is a core aspect of improving family well-being. Economic well-being is the extent to which a family feels financially stable and has hopes for the future. It also means families have knowledge of and access to the financial resources and opportunities they need to promote their children’s healthy development and make the best decisions for themselves. 

Review materials to help you support families in developing and making progress toward their economic mobility goals.  

Tax Time Checklist: Prepare for Tax Season

Use this checklist to gather the information you need to file your 2024 taxes. Share it with families in your program to help them get ready for tax season, even if they don't usually file.

Family Economic Mobility Toolkit

The Family Economic Mobility Toolkit shares information, ideas, inspiration, and hands-on resources to help Head Start staff partner with families on their journeys toward economic stability and mobility.

Tips for Using the FEM Toolkit

Learn more about the structure of the Toolkit and get tips on where to start based on your role, where you are, and what you want to accomplish.

Introduction to Family Economic Mobility

Understanding family economic mobility and how it's connected to family well-being and the Head Start mission will help provide an important foundation for your work with families.

FEM and the Family Partnership Process

The Family Partnership Process can help you think about families’ goals for economic mobility and how you can partner with them as they take steps to make progress toward those goals.

FEM Goal Areas

Find information, resources, conversation cues, and ideas for action that can help you build your own understanding of FEM topics.

Resource Library

Quickly access all of the resources referenced throughout the FEM Toolkit and share them with families.

References

The following sources were used to support development of the FEM Toolkit.

Staff Working with Families

Where you start in your journey with FEM support will depend on your relationship with a family, your own comfort in your role, and more. Choose the tools and path that are right for you.

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