Looking for tools to educate others on the Self-Sufficiency Standard? Explore below for handouts, sample slides, and recordings. The budget worksheet exercise is a popular workshop tool to get participants thinking about the real costs facing families in their community.
Handouts
Frequently Asked Questions
December 2020
About the Self-Sufficiency Standard
December 2020
Overview of the Self-Sufficiency Standard Methodology
December 2020
The Self-Sufficiency Standard Budget Worksheet Exercise
February 2016
The Self-Sufficiency Standard: Estimating the Cost of Living
Teaching Guide | May 2021
Presentation Recordings
The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Washington State 2020
By Lisa Manzer & Annie Kucklick | Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County October 2020
House Housing, Human Services & Veterans Committee Public Hearing: HB 1151 – Bolstering Economic Recovery
Annie Kucklick Testimony | January 2021
How Much Is Enough to Live on?
Dr. Diana Pearce | PBS November 2013
Project on Family Homelessness
By Dr. Diana M Pearce | Seattle Times August 2010
Press Releases
The Self-Sufficiency Standard for North Carolina 2020 Press Release
United Way of North Carolina | August 2020
The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Wyoming 2020 Press Release
Wyoming Women’s Foundation | April 2020
The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Washington 2020 Press Release
Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County | October 2020
Sample Slides
The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Oregon 2021
Annie Kucklick & Lisa Manzer | Worksystems