Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study

  • Data Collection for Wave 8 Begins This Month
    January 15, 2026

    We are happy to announce the beginning of our fieldwork for Year 27!


    Fieldwork will occur throughout 2026, when our focal children are approximately 27 years old…

  • Celebrating 25 Years of FFCWS
    March 21, 2025

    The Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) is a key part of the United States’ research infrastructure. It is the longest-running birth cohort study in the…

  • FFCWS Receives Two New Grants to Continue in Young Adulthood and Third Generation
    October 9, 2024

    The Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) leadership are thrilled to announce FFCWS has received two grants through the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National…

  • Welcome to Our New Co-Investigator
    September 6, 2024

    Kathy Edin and Jane Waldfogel, Co-Principal Investigators of the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) are thrilled to announce that Anna Haskins, the…

  • DSDR Data Release
    August 5, 2024

    The FFCWS is thrilled to announce that the FFCWS public data are also now available through the DSDR website.

    Researchers can access the data from the DSDR…

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Update on the 2026 FFCWS Summer Data Workshop

Unfortunately, a FFCWS Summer Data Workshop will not be held in Summer 2026 due to delays in the funding decision from NIH. Please stay tuned for updates for Summer 2027.

Data Collection for Wave 8 Begins This Month

We are happy to announce the beginning of our fieldwork for Year 27!


Fieldwork will occur throughout 2026, when our focal children are approximately 27 years old. This wave will include a survey with the “focal child” as a young adult, covering information about their transitions to adulthood, housing, education, employment, health,…

Celebrating 25 Years of FFCWS

The Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) is a key part of the United States’ research infrastructure. It is the longest-running birth cohort study in the US based on a national probability sample, and the only birth cohort study in the US on a contemporary sample of young adults. 

In 2025, we are celebrating 25 years…

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