As of June 2023, the Future of the Middle Class Initiative is no longer active. Research and events published by the Initiative are available below.

Centering young people’s voice and agency in and through research and policy

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Centering young people’s voice and agency in and through research and policy

Future of the Middle Class Initiative

The goal of the Future of the Middle Class Initiative is to improve the quality of life of America’s middle class and to increase the number of people rising to join its ranks. Through independent, non-partisan analysis and policy development, we seek to advance public understanding of challenges facing the middle class and barriers to upward mobility.

The Future of the Middle Class Initiative was a project under the Center on Children adnd Families, within the Economic Studies program at Brookings.

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