African-American family structure

Special Report: Middle-Income Families Resilient Amid High Inflation, Economic Uncertainty

Retrieved on: 
Friday, February 3, 2023

As many economists continue to predict a recession this year, middle-income families are already taking an economic hit that is threatening their long-term financial security.

Key Points: 
  • As many economists continue to predict a recession this year, middle-income families are already taking an economic hit that is threatening their long-term financial security.
  • “High inflation stings for everyone, but it’s especially painful for middle-income American families,” said Dr. Cutts.
  • “With prices increasing at the fastest rate in a generation, the middle-market is now spending their savings to make ends meet.
  • Respondents frequently overestimated their ability to save and limit spending, as well as their ability to pay all their bills.

Free Nationwide Program for Native American Families Affected by Addiction

Retrieved on: 
Friday, October 7, 2022

The new Family Program for Native American Families ensures families have the tools necessary for the journey to their own recovery.

Key Points: 
  • The new Family Program for Native American Families ensures families have the tools necessary for the journey to their own recovery.
  • Facilitatorsall of whom are Native American and credentialed family professionalsapply culturally relevant tools and resources for American Indian and Alaska Native participants.
  • Our free virtual family program cultivates a sense of healing and hope for everyone, regardless of socio-economic status, and provides skills that empower families to be part of the solution.
  • Anyone interested in participating in the Native American Virtual Family Program can register at hazeldenbettyford.org/family .

Black and White Kids More Likely to Avoid Poverty and Incarceration in Two-Parent Families

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, June 17, 2021

They are almost twice as likely to graduate from college if raised in a stable two-parent family, compared to a single-parent family.

Key Points: 
  • They are almost twice as likely to graduate from college if raised in a stable two-parent family, compared to a single-parent family.
  • Black children do better than white children when it comes to poverty, prison, and college when they are raised in intact, two-parent home and white children are raised in a single-parent family.
  • Specifically:
    36% of young black women from intact, two-parent families have graduated from college compared to just 28% of young white women from single-parent families.
  • 14% of young black men from intact, two-parent families have been incarcerated, compared to 18% of young white men from single-parent families.