Alexandra Bastien

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Alexandra Bastien is a Program Associate at PolicyLink where she works to lift up policy solutions to wealth inequality across the nation through a lens of equity. She manages www.accesstofinancialsecurity.org–a compendium of asset-building resources, conducts research and supports the PolicyLink financial security team. You can follow Alexandra on Twitter @Xandra_Bastie.

Equity

Income Is How You Get Out of Poverty, Assets Are How You Stay Out

January 22, 2015 | Alexandra Bastien

In our work to build communities of opportunity where low-income people and people of color can thrive, we must acknowledge that income is how you get out of poverty, assets are how you stay out.