Students Advocate for Liveable Wages in Washington, D.C. Georgetown University students ended a nine-day hunger strike when the University administration agreed to improve wages for
Using The Standard to examine Florida’s human services sector In December 2005, the Human Services Coalition of Dade County in Florida, issued a policy brief
New Jersey used the Standard to successfully lobby the state legislature In 2005, New Jersey used the Standard to successfully lobby the state legislature to
Advancing the Economic Independence of Women from Connecticut’s Permanent Commission on the Status of Women This report card on the status of Connecticut women included
The Standard Supports Contract Negotiations in California The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) won a higher wage floor in contract negotiations
Achieving Success in the New Economy: Which Jobs Help Women Reach Economic Self Sufficiency Following the release of the Crittenton Women’s Union, now known as
Alabama Arise Coalition for Progressive Taxes The nonprofit organization Alabama Arise led a coalition that successfully advocated for more progressive taxes, thereby increasing the income
Income Adequacy and the Affordability of Health Insurance in Washington State A 2002 report, Income Adequacy and the Affordability of Health Insurance in Washington State,
Washington D.C. 2000 Workforce Investment Act Statute In Washington D.C., the Standard was used in the 2000 Workforce Investment Act statute which requires that the
Sonoma County Measures Self-Sufficiency and Work Program Success In 1997, Sonoma County, California adopted the Standard as its formal measure of self-sufficiency and as a