Conference pushes collaboration, family participation to lift struggling families

The message at the Working Together for Working Families conference Thursday was familiar but one organizers say needs to be reinforced. The best programs that help low-income working families are the programs those families themselves help develop to best meet their needs, they said.

And, just as important, organizers and participants said, is something necessary but often difficult to maintain — collaboration between government agencies and private organizations that oversee those programs. Learn more…