Building Credit
Discover action steps, conversation cues, and resources for families to support them in building credit.
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.
Discover action steps, conversation cues, and resources for families to support them in building credit.
Explore action steps, conversation cues, and resources for families to support them in managing debt.
Find action steps, conversation cues, and resources for families to support them in managing student loan debt.
Review action steps, conversation cues, and resources for families to support them in avoiding predatory loans.
Discover action steps, conversation cues, and resources for families to support them in avoiding identity theft.
Get a deeper understanding of the role of FEM within the Head Start Parent, Family, and Community Engagement (PFCE) Framework and why it’s so central to the Head Start mission.
Find out why it is vital for program leaders to prepare and support their staff in the important role of partnering with families on financial stability and economic mobility.
The FEM Program Planning Tool supports programs in developing goals, objectives, and action plans related to family economic mobility. Use it as a team for planning and professional development.
Explore the ways FEM is integrated into the PFCE Framework’s general approaches to program foundations.
Review the alignment between FEM and the requirements in the Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS).
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official website of the Administration for Children and Families