The United Way of the Bay Area and Y&H Soda Foundation are evaluating the success of their grantees by how effectively they are able to move families toward self-sufficiency, as defined by the Self-Sufficiency Standard.
Monroe Community College, located in the Finger Lakes Region in New York, used the Self-Sufficiency Standard as a benchmark to measure occupational wage outcomes in their report Measuring Middle-Skills Occupational Gaps.
The NYS Department of Labor utilizes the Standard to aid in the implementation of workforce training programs. They seek to provide accurate labor market information about self-sufficiency rates and help place women in fairly compensated careers.
The Self-Sufficiency Standard was used as part of their report Improving Economic Self-Sufficiency For Women and Girls: 2014 Update to explore income adequacy and promote self-sufficiency for women.
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research used the Standard to analyze the additional cost burden faced by elders when older adult children move home.
The Fiscal Policy Center in New York City frequently cites the Self-Sufficiency Standard as the basis for identifying a real living wage level for NYC, including in a 2014 post in support of increasing the minimum wage.
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development uses 125% of the Self-Sufficiency Standard to determine income eligibility for WIOA-funded training. The Standard allows them to focus limited training funds on individuals with high levels of need.
The San Diego Women’s Foundation focused its 2013-2014 grant cycle on proposals that would help families move toward self-sufficiency.
In 2012, the United Way of Erie County challenged their community to reduce the number of families who cannot meet their basic needs by 10,000 before the year 2025.
PathWays PA developed The Pennsylvania Online Training and Benefits Eligibility Tool, an interactive career-counseling tool, to help counselors and clients test the extent to which various wages can meet a family’s self-sufficiency needs, as well as what potential training programs at their current wage.