“For too long, people with disabilities have been relegated to the margins of society,” exclaimed Megan O’Neil, Access to Assets Project Coordinator at the World Institute on Disability (WID). “Asset-building programs give people the support, selfconfidence, and opportunity to become economically self-sufficient and truly integrated into society.”

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SEED community partners nationwide are testing and documenting specific aspects of children’s savings programs.  They are establishing more than 1,400 accounts and engaging different age cohorts, savings incentives, financial education approaches, and financial institutions.

To read individual stories of SEED accountholders, click on one of the community partner tabs to the left, or one of the links below:

Alex is saving for college. Ten-year-old Alex is proud of her SEED deposits, and wants to be a doctor when she grows up.  Read full story	John is saving for a home.  John and his mother are saving together to buy a home, a dream they have had since emigrating from the Philippines. Read full story