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Children’s Savings Accounts A National PerspectiveIndiana Philanthropy Alliance – Promise Indiana Deep Dive Day
February 23, 2017
Carl Rist, CFED
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Our mission at CFED is to make
it possible for millions of people to
achieve financial security and
contribute to an opportunity economy.
Who We Are
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How do we do it
We push to expand innovative practical solutions that empower low- and moderate-income people to build wealth.
We drive policy change at all levels of government.
We support the efforts of community leaders across the
country to advance economic opportunity for all.
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▪ Many students feel like higher education is financially out of reach▪ Children from low-income households have lower expectations of completing
college than higher-income peers
▪ Paying for college is a struggle▪ 97% of college students from low-income families still have unmet financial needs
after receiving financial aid
▪ Nearly half of young people without a four-year degree report that they're not in school because they can't afford college
The Challenge
Sources: Zena Mello, “Racial/ethnic group and socioeconomic status variation in educational and occupational expectations from adolescence to adulthood,” Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology 30, 4 (2009): 494-504.
Lauren Walizer, Barriers to Success: High Unmet Financial Need Continues to Endanger Higher Education Opportunities for Low-Income Students(Washington, DC: CLASP, 2015).
Is College Worth It? (Washington, DC: Pew Research Center, 2011).
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Too many young people miss out on a college education
The Challenge
Source: Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States. (Washington, DC: The Pell Institute, 2015).
▪ Less than 1 in 10 young adults from low-income households have a bachelor's degree by their mid-20s
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▪ Raising kids' educational expectations
▪ Enabling them to build college savings
Children’s Savings Accounts (CSAs) Can Help By…
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▪ Long-term savings or investment accounts for children (0-18)
▪ Usually used for postsecondary education (or other asset purchase such as homeownership or entrepreneurship)
▪ Provide incentives to build savings (e.g., seed deposit and matches)
▪ Account withdrawals are restricted
What are CSAs and how do they work?
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What Impact do CSAs Have?
Graphic designed by CFED; data source: Emily Rauscher and William Elliott, Building Expectations, Delivering Results: Asset-Based Financial Aid and the Future of Higher Education, Center on Assets, Education and Inclusion, University of Kansas, 2013.
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• Increases parents’ expectations for their children’s future
• Improves socioemotional development in young children
• Lowers symptoms of maternal depression
What Impact do CSAs Have?
Source: Sondra Beverly, Margaret Clancy, and Michael Sherraden. Testing Universal College Savings Accounts at Birth: Early Research from SEED for Oklahoma Kids (St. Louis, MO: Center for Social Development, 2014), https://csd.wustl.edu/Publications/Documents/RS14-08.pdf.
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Where are CSA Programs?
▪ME Alfond College
Challenge
▪NV College Kick Start
▪RI CollegeBoundbaby
State CSA Programs
Municipal CSA Programs
Private CSA Programs
▪San Francisco (CA)
Kindergarten to College
▪St. Louis (MO) College Kids
▪Lansing (MI) SAVE
▪“I Have a Dream”
Foundation (NY, CO, IA)
▪ Inversant (MA)
▪Promise IndianaUpdated July 2016
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What do CSAs Look Like?Harold Alfond College Challenge (Maine)
▪ Launched in 2008
▪ Run by Alfond Scholarship Foundation in partnership with Finance Authority of Maine
▪ Target population – every baby born in Maine
▪ $500 automatically invested on behalf of each baby in 529 college savings account
▪ Impact to date▪ $30 million invested on behalf of 60,000 Maine babies
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▪ Launched in fall 2015
▪ Target population - every kindergartner in St. Louis public and charter schools
▪ Automatic account opening
▪ $50 initial deposit
▪ Other incentives:▪ Savings matches ▪ Bonuses for perfect weekly
attendance
What Do CSAs Look Like?College Kids (St. Louis, MO)
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▪ Launched in early 2016
▪ Vision: To ensure every child in Oakland graduates high school with the expectations, resources, and skills to complete college and be successful in a career.
▪ Components:▪ Promise scholarships – up to $1,000
per year at 2-year colleges; up to $4,000 per year at 4-year colleges
▪ Brilliant Baby – two-generational asset-building program for babies and their parents in low-income households participating in home visiting program
▪ Kindergarten to College accounts with $100 seed and matches.
CSAs with a Promise: Oakland Promise
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▪ St. Louis Scholarship Foundation▪ Long-time provider of scholarships and no-interest loans
▪ Added two cohorts of savers recently; linked to Missouri 529 Plan
▪ Oakland Promise▪ New “Promise” program launched in 2016
▪ Will add accounts for kindergarten students and targeted newborns in 2017
▪ Forman Acton Scholars (Salem City, NJ)▪ Forman Scholars scholarships for graduates of Salem City High (by application)
▪ Acorn Fund – broad-based initiative to create and invest in CSAs for all Salem City youth
▪ “I Have a Dream” Foundation▪ Well-known college access program nationwide
▪ Added a savings component at several affiliates (New York City, Des Moines, Portland)
▪ Kauffman Foundation's KC Scholars
Model Programs that Link Saving and Scholarships
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Why is Promise Indiana So Important?
▪ One of few small-town models of CSAs
▪ Success at parental and community engagement is model for CSAs nationwide
▪ Most successful model of program replication at state-level
▪ Promise Indiana leadership play important role in national CSA strategy discussions
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▪ Automatic enrollment
▪ Universality
▪ Public sector support
▪ Multiple funding sources
▪ Matched savings opportunities
▪ Progressive incentive structures
▪ Multiple deposit options
▪ Family and child engagement strategies
Program success factors
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Investing in Dreams cfed.org/programs/csa/investing_in_dreams.pdf
CSA Resources
CSA Information & Directorycfed.org/programs/csa
Campaign for Every Kid’s Future –Resource Pagehttp://savingsforkids.org/resources
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Join today to help achieve our vision of 1.4 million Children’s Savings Accounts
by 2020!
Go to savingsforkids.org
Join the Campaign for Every Kid’s Future!
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Carl Rist
Senior Director, Children’s Savings & Senior Advisor, Asset Building
CFED
919-246-4236
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