Louisa Padilla is a new homeowner. She’s a single mother who recently purchased a manufactured home. Louisa was unfamiliar with manufactured homes, and a skeptic. But seeing the house allayed any of her concerns.

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The SEED Initiative

What is SEED?

Like seeds, savings grow. And with them grow confidence, competence, connections, and capital — the elements of development. So — like seeds — what starts small and unprepossessing gradually becomes significant and profound.

What difference would it make if every child in America grew up knowing that she or he had a nest egg to go to college, buy a home, or start a business? What benefits would accrue to individuals, families, and society as a whole? How would we build such a system?

We intend to find out. Read more

Please feel free to contact Rochelle Watson with your questions about the SEED Policy and Practice Initiative.

To learn even more about the SEED initiative, click on one of the following links:

• Why SEED Accounts?
• Lessons learned from the American Dream Demonstration (ADD)
• Background Research