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About the Center for Social Development

The Center for Social Development conducts research that informs how individuals, families, and communities increase capacity, formulate and reach life goals, and contribute to the economy and society. Our principal focus is on families and communities at the bottom of society. Major areas of work include Asset Building, Civic Engagement & Service, and Productive Aging.

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Latest CSD News
A New Approach to Social Welfare Celebrates 21 Years
The Assets@21 symposium provided an opportunity to take stock of the field’s progress since the publication of Michael Sherraden’s 1991 ground-breaking book, Assets and the Poor.
Major gift from Wells Fargo Advisors supports innovative Financial Capability and Asset Building Program and other important initiatives at Washington University
A gift of $750,000 from Wells Fargo Advisors will fund the Financial Capability and Asset Building program in the Brown School’s Center for Social Development (CSD).
Why the Rest of the World Saves More: Saving and Financial Capability
Sheldon Garon, the world’s leading historian in “popular savings”initiatives, will speak and answer questions at Washington University on Thursday, April 26.
Symposium on International Research and Innovation
Symposium on International Research and Innovation will examine the process and experiences of building international research partnerships and highlight innovations in economic empowerment and financial inclusion in international settings.
Livable Lives research investigates local residents’ relationships to local public parks
New research conducted by Brown School Assistant Professor Aaron Hipp finds that even neighborhoods with close proximity to large public parks have high health disparities.
Work & Livable Lives Conference: Former Chief Economist and Economic Policy Adviser to Biden to keynote
The “Work & Livable Lives Conference” addressed current employment-related challenges and how they limit the ability of U.S. households to lead secure and stable lives, raise children successfully, and contribute to the community.
Take Your Supervitamins with your Social Services: Developing Financial Capability
Jonathan Mintz presented on how financial empowerment programming can be woven into traditional social services to achieve a “supervitamin” effect.
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