ASSETS & CED 2006 Assets Learning Conference Phoenix, Arizona – September 19-21, 2006 Donald Jones, OLHSA Pontiac, Michigan.

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ASSETS & CED 2006 Assets Learning Conference Phoenix, Arizona – September 19-21, 2006 Donald Jones, OLHSA Pontiac, Michigan

PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Asset Building Policy Project unites individual-development and community- development policy to create opportunities and assets that will help families and communities thrive It is a five-year (5) project of CEDAM

Policy Context for Asset Building  U.S. Policy has been very good at helping people build wealth:  Home mortgage Deduction  GI Bill, Homestead Act  Now, IRAs, 529 Education, and other tax deferred accounts  U.S. forgoes $355 Billion in tax revenues annually to help families build wealth and financial security

Not for Working Poor Families  90% of the benefits from those policies go to households with incomes over $50,000  Tax-based incentives are meaningless to most lower-income households  “Safety Net” programs typically require families to deplete assets in order to access safety net programs

Snapshot of Asset Poverty  Between ’83 to 2000 Income Poverty fell by 16% while Asset Poverty rose by 14%  By % of Population is Income Poor but over 25% of the Population is Asset Poor  In Michigan 11.5% is Income Poor but 18.7% is Asset Poor  Minorities Families have 1/16 th the Net Assets of White Families

Asset Poverty Research  Nearly 1 in 5 households owes more than owns!  Who is Asset Poor? ● Renters ● Female-headed Households ● People of Color ● Young Families ● Less than High School Diploma

New Partners… This Project has Connected Michigan with broad network!

Assets and Opportunity Scorecard: Financial Security Across the States  Most comprehensive tool yet to measure ownership and financial security at the state level  Benchmarks the 50 states plus Washington D.C. on 31 asset outcomes and 38 state asset policies

Michigan Rates An Average “C” IndexGradeRating Financial SecurityCSubstandard Business DevelopmentDSubstandard HomeownershipBStandard Health CareBSubstandard EducationCFavorable Tax Policy and Accountability Favorable Overall PerformanceCSubstandard

Noteworthy Numbers: Michigan  Good News: Ranked # 5 in Homeownership rate Ranked # 8 in degrees by race and Head Start  Not so Good News: Ranked # 44 in foreclosure rate Ranked # 48 and # 46 in small business ownership and microenterprise ownership Ranked # 29 and # 36 in number of two and four year degrees

Asset Poverty Research in MI  Local Asset Poverty Index (LAPI)* calculates Asset Poverty at the County Level  Developed by the Community Research Institute at Grand Valley State University  Full Report due in Fall

Asset Poverty Research in MI  In Michigan, 18.7% are Asset Poor  Highest Rate are found: ● Wayne County – 32.3% ● Calhoun County – 28.7% ● Ingham County – 28.3% ● Berrien County – 26.2% ● Saginaw County – 25.4% ● Kalamazoo County – 25.1%

RESEARCH: The Asset Effect Economic Strain Marital dissolution Intergenerational Poverty Decrease in Residential Mobility Economic Stability Community Stability Educational Attainment Property Values & Maintenance Civic Involvement

The Michigan IDA Example Social Policy as Economic Development Policy  Individual Development Accounts (IDAs)  Matched savings accounts for working families to help stabilize lives through financial planning, money management, credit counseling, savings  And investment in high return activities: Homeownership Business Development/Expansion Post-secondary Education

IDAs by the Numbers! A Real Success:  1700 total Accounts in the State since 2001  826 families completed the program  Families save $1000 of earned income and get $2000 or $3000 in match: 113 small businesses created/supported 144 used for Education & Skill Enhancements 569 Purchased Homes Nearly $50 million in Mortgage Leveraged  A small but important demonstration in Michigan

The Asset Building Coalition (ABC) for Michigan  Released CFED’s Assets & Opportunities Scorecard as a benchmark – May 2005  Convened a bi-partisan diverse group of government, legislators, private & non- profit interests – June to October 2005  Met over a 6 month period to research and review new & existing state policy options to help families build wealth  Published Report: Helping Working Families Achieve Financial Security – January 2006

A New Conversation in Lansing  In what ways do existing policy support the creation of assets for working households to become more financially secure?  What new policy could provide the same type of asset building opportunities to working but poor families that middle and upper income HH currently use to build and maintain financial security?  What policies could provide scale to serve all lower-income households as tax policy does with others?

A New Language, New Partners An UMBRELLA Approach Asset building serves as a common thread which ties together uncommon, and sometimes, unlikely partners. Asset Building Community Development Affordable Housing Human Services Economic Development “Asset Creation & Preservation”

FINAL REPORT: Four Goals  Help Working Families Save and Invest in their future  Help Families Build Financial Security through Ownership of Assets  Help Families Leverage their Limited Resources  Help Families value, participate in, and complete higher education and skill training

Help Saving and Investment Short-Term Action:  Support IDA Programs with annualized funding in the MSHDA & DHS Budgets  Create active consumer role at OFIS Long-Term Solutions:  Create a portable retirement plan that is available to all Michigan residents  Create Universal Children’s Savings Accounts

Help Build Financial Security through Ownership Short-Term Action:  Utilize existing economic development resources to encourage micro-enterprise and entrepreneurship Long-Term Solution:  Increase affordable home ownership opportunities by securing a general fund commitment to fund the Michigan Housing & Community Development Fund

Help Families Leverage Limited Resources Short-Term Action:  Encourage saving for long-term goals (retirement & education) by eliminating asset limit rules Long-Term Solutions:  Enact a state companion to the Federal Earned Income Tax Credit  Make every tax season a savings season

Help Families Complete Higher Education & Skill Training Short-Term Action:  Connect all Michigan citizens to quality financial education, starting with inclusion in the proposed high school standards Long-Term Solution:  Reform the Michigan Education Savings Program (MESP) to be more progressive and inclusive (workforce development)

State Asset Policy & Michigan  Michigan is alive with Asset Building Policy & Practice (IDAs, SEED, EITC, 529s)  Six (6) states, including MI, have coalitions discussing broader state policy implications focused on Asset Building (PA, HA, IL, CA, DE)  States offer a playing field to test out policy ideas  States can enact policy more quickly than federal policy  State Policy spreads from state to state and could end up the next federal asset policy (e.g., Social Security)

How Can You Help?  Tell us which of these policies should be our highest priority  Help us build and maintain a bi-partisan dialogue on these issues  As we develop legislative leadership, help us remain strategic as we move this agenda

Asset Building Policy Project at CEDAM 1000 South Washington Avenue, Suite 101 Lansing, Michigan (517) Website: For More Information

Donald Jones, Director for Resource Development OLHSA 196 Cesar E.Chavez Ave. PO Pontiac, MI tel (248) fax (248) OR