“For too long, people with disabilities have been relegated to the margins of society,” exclaimed Megan O’Neil, Access to Assets Project Coordinator at the World Institute on Disability (WID). “Asset-building programs give people the support, selfconfidence, and opportunity to become economically self-sufficient and truly integrated into society.”

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Individual Development Accounts
Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) are matched savings accounts that enable low-income American families to save, build assets and enter the financial mainstream.

Manufactured Housing Initiatives
CFED’s manufactured housing initiatives, IM HOME and ROC USA, expands opportunity for owners of manufactured homes and ensure they receive the same treatment and benefits as owners of any other type of home.

Saving for Education, Entrepreneurship and Downpayment Initiative (SEED)
SEED is a multi-year national initiative to develop, test and impel matched savings accounts and financial education for children and youth.