The Self-Sufficiency Standard in the News
Minimum wage stalls in Pennsylvania as nearby states see increases
Axios Philadelphia | January 12, 2022
Past Decisions Complicate Efforts to Fill City Jobs Amid Pandemic Crunch
Voice of San Diego | January 26, 2022
Social Welfare Agency FPWA Celebrates Centennial by Continuing Fight for Economic Equity
Black Star News | February 1, 2022
New York Launches Program Offering Artists $1,000 a Month
Backstage | February 15, 2022
Dewan: Santa Clara County schools face impacts of declining enrollment
San José Spotlight | February 21, 2022
College of Arts Staff ‘Pretty Close’ to Strike After Authorization Vote
The Potrero View | February 2022
2022 Index News Coverage
Joint Venture | February 2022
WYCF benefits women statewide
Rocket Miner | March 10, 2022
Businesses and workers succeed when employers offer quality jobs
Portland Business Journal | April 22, 2022
When you can’t afford the cost of life: Redefining poverty’s parameters
The News & Observer | May 8, 2022
Comptroller Braswell, Ohs Executive Director Veltri Announce New Findings from Connecticut Healthcare Affordability Index
Connecticut Office of the State Comptroller | May 31, 2022
Connecticut Healthcare Affordability Index Released
NBC Connecticut | June 1, 2022
Adams’ childcare plan is racial justice in action
NY Daily News | July 1, 2022
Wyoming Counts Kids: 14.6% of Campbell families living in poverty
County 17 | July 7, 2022
Report: Thousands of Connecticut children would slide into poverty if enhanced federal tax break expires
Stamford Advocate | December 9, 2021
New Poverty Data Shows Effects of Federal Relief, Prompts Calls for Continued Aid
Gotham Gazette | September 21, 2021
Report Cites Economic Power of Wyoming Women
Public News Service | July 12, 2021
Study says more than 3 million live in ‘true poverty’ in NJ. Most go uncounted
Asbury Park Press | July 11, 2021
Report: Health Care In Connecticut Is Unaffordable For Hundreds of Thousands
CT News Junkie | June 24, 2021
Childcare is replacing housing as the top reason California is unaffordable
Fast Company | May 17, 2021
MAKING ENDS MEET: Housing tops expenses for professionals just getting started
The Sheridan Press | May 14, 2021
San Jose mayor, housing advocates talk post-pandemic housing
San Jose Spotlight | May 12, 2021
As cities test guaranteed income, Dems push Biden on recurring payments
Local 21 News | April 1, 2021
Upcoming Webinar on the Self-Sufficiency Standard in Western Colorado
Montrose Press | March 25, 2021
Marin Community Foundation’s Universal Basic Income program will use the Self-Sufficiency Standard for California to set income eligibility
The Mercury News | March 25, 2021
The Self-Sufficiency Standard highlights that the minimum-wage is too low in Wyoming
Wyofile | March 12, 2021
The financial hurdles of a Colorado family navigating the pandemic, how the Self-Sufficiency Standard illustrates real cost of living
Aspen Daily News | March 9, 2021
Multnomah County’s Preschool for All program will use the Self-Sufficiency Standard for Oregon to prioritize access to free high-quality preschool for 3 and 4 year olds
Multnomah County | March 4, 2021
Wyoming Women’s Foundation uses the Self-Sufficiency Standard to advocate for expanded Medicaid bills in the Wyoming Legislature
Casper Star Tribune | March 4, 2021
The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Connecticut is used to demonstrate the impact of minimum wage increases on benefits cliffs for working families
Connecticut Voices for Children | February 2021
Coronavirus Homelessness Has Already Hit Colorado. She Was One Of The First
CPR News | July 13, 2020
Cost Of Living Denies Many in Chesco Self-Sufficiency: Report
Patch | August 3, 2020
Congress Must Extend COVID Unemployment Coverage
Colorado Politics | August 11, 2020
Tucson Workers, Families Hurt Financially by Pandemic can Soon Apply for Grants
Tucson.com | August 13, 2020
City of Tucson Provides $3 Million in Grants to Local Workers and Families
Tuscon Weekly | August 13, 2020
Guilford Wages Fall Short, Study Says, and Many Families are Close to ‘Devastation’
News & Record | August 18, 2020
North Carolina Families Struggling To Make Ends Meet Even Before Covid-19 Hit
The Ritz Herald | August 20, 2020
Flaws in CT’s Healthcare System Must be Identified to be Corrected
The CT Mirror | August 20, 2020
Child care adds complications for families struggling through pandemic
CBS17 | August 20, 2020
A Chester County working mom’s perspective on school in pandemic era
Daily Local News | August 24, 2020
COVID-19 employment interruptions create cascade of unmet expenses
Jackson Hole News & Guide | September 16, 2020
YWCA Receives $25,000 Grant to Continue Providing Tuition Assistance
SweetWaterNow | September 21, 2020
Study: All Washington counties see cost-of-living increase over past three years
KREM2 | October 15, 2020
WA Office of Financial Management reports 63% growth of median household income between 2000 and 2019
KHQ Q6 | October 19, 2020
How poverty hurts Washington state’s democracy
Crosscut | October 21, 2020
Self-sufficiency demands higher wages, according to new research
The Daily | October 30, 2020
Making ends meet: How Summit County’s hourly wage workers patch together a tight budget
Summit Daily | November 15, 2020
How Summit County’s hourly wage workers patch together a tight budget
The Know Outdoors | November 17, 2020
Another round of relief could be on the way – here’s what an average NC resident could get with $600
WRAL.com | December 22, 2020
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