middle class families

Patient Money: Government Helps to Insure Children, Even Above t...

NYT > Your Money  Fri, 10/08/2010 - 09:08

Government health insurance for children is no longer available only for the poorest households.


 

Meyerhoff Family Philanthropy Shifts Grantmaking Focus to Strugg...

PND - Philanthropy News Digest  Thu, 07/02/2009 - 22:50

Led by a new generation of family members, the Meyerhoff Family Charitable Funds has shifted its grantmaking focus from U.S. cultural institutions and high-profile causes in Israel to supporting middle-class families in Baltimore....


 

Struggling Americans raiding 401(k)s

MSN Money Finance Tips  Wed, 07/16/2008 - 11:32

A study finds middle-class families are turning to retirement money to get through financial crises such as unemployment and medical emergencies.


 

Are you better off than 4 years ago?

Marketplace  Wed, 04/09/2008 - 14:30

A new survey says most middle-class Americans are worse off financially today than they were four years ago.

Kai Ryssdal talks with David Leonhardt of The New York Times about the squeeze middle-class families are feeling.