Bridging the Gap Pilot Study

The “Bridging the Gap”Pilot Study had the goals; 1) to begin to show how the problems faced by working families appear and unfold in any particular state, but are also part of a national pattern; 2) show how the full project will add value to the work being conducted by the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) by making the findings from the Family Resource Simulator (FRS) part of a policy-oriented research undertaking and dissemination project; 3) to demonstrate how collaboration between national and state-level partners is critical for understanding the problems facing working families and determining the appropriate policy solutions; and 4) to engage policy advocates in the start-up phase of the project to make the research relevant to those actively engaged in the political process.