Expanding opportunities and providing fair and equitable ways for all people to earn a decent living and build economic resources is essential to creating prosperous societies. Our work helps low-income people build assets and gain economic security.
Our efforts seek ways to make markets and public systems and policies work better for low-income families and help them access the opportunities and tools they need to climb out of poverty and achieve economic security. We do this by providing the resources necessary to help low-income people expand their livelihood options, get and keep good jobs, obtain quality financial services, increase their access to opportunities in metropolitan regions and benefit from improved social protection systems.
Worldwide, we work in areas of concentrated poverty, including rural communities and urban neighborhoods, to ensure that residents have access to quality financial products, including savings, insurance and credit, and to business development services that strengthen their livelihood options. In the United States, our work also includes efforts to promote savings through contribution matches, stronger social insurance programs, improved public transportation, land use, and financing for housing and community development, along with workforce development that leads to quality employment. The goal of our work is to help poor families earn a sustainable income and build assets, enabling them to overcome intergenerational poverty and exert more control over their lives.
Learn about the focus of our work to help low-income people gain economic security.