Building Wealth and Health Network: A Microfinance/TANF Demonstration Project

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Conditions studied: Hunger, Child Development, Social Isolation

In brief

The goals of the The Building Wealth and Health Network (The Network) are to develop and rigorously test an asset building model that will build financial, social and human capital through asset building, financial education and trauma-informed peer support. Program components include: 1) Matched savings accounts; 2) Financial literacy classes; and 3) Peer support groups using the Sanctuary ® trauma-informed approach to social services. This program is offered in partnership with the Department of Public Welfare of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The program elements will fulfill work requirements for the program called temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). The hypothesis is that the program's combination of services will result in improved economic security through boosting income, increasing assets, and building a supportive social network, that then translates to better health outcomes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02577705

Run by

Center for Hunger-Free Communities

People needed

145

Starts

2014-06-16

Expected to finish

2015-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2017-02-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Recipients of TANF cash benefits for four years or less, and
• Subject to mandatory TANF 20-hour work requirement, and
• Parents of at least one child below the age of six

You may not qualify if…

• Adults who are unable to provide consent

Where it is running

• Drexel University School of Public Health — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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