{"id":973,"date":"2021-09-08T23:48:41","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T23:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/?page_id=973"},"modified":"2023-09-26T17:25:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T17:25:13","slug":"washington","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/washington\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"973\" class=\"elementor elementor-973\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ff749cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ff749cc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-368a4a68\" data-id=\"368a4a68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a52986 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a52986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Self-Sufficiency Standard<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c6a54bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c6a54bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Washington State<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-530a5395 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"530a5395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-799d1ed5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"799d1ed5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-501bd175\" data-id=\"501bd175\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aa52065 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5aa52065\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Center for Women&#8217;s Welfare\u00a0<strong>Self-Sufficiency Standard<\/strong>\u00a0defines the income working families need to meet a minimum yet adequate level, taking into account family composition, ages of children, and geographic differences in costs. The Standard is an affordability and living wage economic security measure that provides an alternative to the official poverty measure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6169c104\" data-id=\"6169c104\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a3687c2\" data-id=\"5a3687c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10fc447a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10fc447a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"Partner_Anchor\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Publications<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9593d60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9593d60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WA2021_Demo_SSS.pdf\"><strong>Overlooked and Undercounted: Struggling to Make Ends Meet in Washington State<\/strong><\/a><br \/>September 2023 | Annie Kucklick, Lisa Manzer, &amp; Alyssa Mast\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WA2020_SSS.pdf\"><strong>The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Washington State 2020<\/strong><\/a><br \/>August 2020 | Diana Pearce\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WA2017_SSS.pdf\"><strong>The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Washington State 2017<\/strong><\/a><br \/>September 2017 | Diana Pearce<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WA2014.pdf\"><strong>The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Washington State 2014<\/strong><\/a><br \/>August 2015 | Diana Pearce<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WA2011.pdf\"><strong>The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Washington State 2011<\/strong><\/a><br \/>October 2011 | Diana Pearce<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WA2009.pdf\"><strong>The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Washington State 2009<\/strong><\/a><br \/>June 2009 | Diana Pearce<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WA2006.pdf\"><strong>The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Washington State 2007<\/strong><\/a><br \/>June 2007 | Diana Pearce<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WA2007_demographic.pdf\">Overlooked and Undercounted: Wages, Work and Poverty in Washington State (2007)<\/a><\/strong><br \/>By Diana Pearce | September 2007<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WA2001.pdf\"><strong>The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Washington State 2001<\/strong><\/a><br \/>September 2001 | Diana Pearce<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ae5c1\" data-id=\"8ae5c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f1aee24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f1aee24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Data & Tools<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e297bed elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"5e297bed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WA2023_SSS.xlsx\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-table\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">2023 Washington State Dataset<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WA2020_SSS.xlsx\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-table\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">2020 Washington State Dataset<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WA2017_all_families.xlsx\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-table\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">2017 Washington State Dataset<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WA2014_all_families.xls\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-table\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">2014 Washington State Dataset<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WA2011_all_families.xls\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-table\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">2011 Washington State Dataset<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WA2009_all_families.xls\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-table\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">2009 Washington State Dataset<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WA2006_all_families.xls\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-table\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">2007 Washington State Dataset<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WA2001_all_families.xls\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-table\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">2001 Washington State Dataset<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecalculator.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-table\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Self-Sufficiency Calculator<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5acc7cf3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5acc7cf3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-345d356c\" data-id=\"345d356c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60f8470a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60f8470a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-203e5221\" data-id=\"203e5221\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280c2ecc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"280c2ecc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seakingwdc.org\/\">Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County<\/a><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23b16ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23b16ac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5667161\" data-id=\"5667161\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d0cc52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9d0cc52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"69\" src=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Logo-FullColor-JPG-CMYK__WDC-SKC-300x69.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1675\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Logo-FullColor-JPG-CMYK__WDC-SKC-300x69.jpg 300w, https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Logo-FullColor-JPG-CMYK__WDC-SKC-1024x236.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Logo-FullColor-JPG-CMYK__WDC-SKC-768x177.jpg 768w, https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Logo-FullColor-JPG-CMYK__WDC-SKC-1536x354.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Logo-FullColor-JPG-CMYK__WDC-SKC.jpg 1618w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5312232 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5312232\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeattleKingWDC\">@SeattleKingWDC<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seakingwdc.org\/\">seakingwdc.org<\/a> | Seattle, WA<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a053ffa\" data-id=\"a053ffa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ea73e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ea73e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">The Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County (WDC) creates career pathways for adults and youth through demand-driven workforce and training programs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seakingwdc.org\/our-work\">Read more.<\/a><\/p><p>WDC uses the Standard in their <a href=\"https:\/\/thecalculator.org\/\">Self-Sufficiency Calculator<\/a> to support good career planning, help individuals understand where they are starting, explore options, and make decisions about what to do next.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a88789c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a88789c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19dc9ac5\" data-id=\"19dc9ac5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c11d9e9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2c11d9e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50cceaf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50cceaf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"How_to_cite_Anchor\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to cite<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aae411 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1aae411\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All Self-Sufficiency Standard data that has been produced by the Center for Women&#8217;s Welfare is publicly available. When using the data, please credit the Self-Sufficiency Standard at the Center for Women&#8217;s Welfare, University of Washington.<\/p><p>Contact <a href=\"mailto:cwwsss@uw.edu\">cwwsss@uw.edu<\/a> with any questions regarding methodology or appropriate citation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52231e97 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52231e97\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c450bf6\" data-id=\"6c450bf6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-408dce7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"408dce7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Standard in Use - Washington State<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a98cbce elementor-grid-2 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-posts--show-avatar elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"3a98cbce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-6580 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-washington\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/economic-security-for-all\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tEconomic Security for All\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<h2>Economic Security for All<\/h2>\n<p>In 2024, Governor Inslee signed into law\u00a0<a style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(var(--sk_highlight,18,100,163),1); font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; background-color: #f8f8f8;\" href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=2230&amp;Year=2023&amp;Initiative=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=2230&amp;Year=2023&amp;Initiative=false\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">SHB 2230<\/a>\u00a0which establishes the Economic Security for All (EcSA) grant program. The bill uses the Self-Sufficiency Standard as a definition of financial need and requires a career plan for all EcSA customers using the Self-Sufficiency Standard.&hellip;<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/economic-security-for-all\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Economic Security for All\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-877 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-washington tag-benchmark tag-community-indicator visitortype-community-organization\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/the-olympia-food-cooperative-uses-the-self-sufficiency-standard\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tOlympia Food Cooperative Membership\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<h2>Olympia Food Cooperative Membership<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>The Olympia Food Cooperative uses the Self-Sufficiency Standard for eligibility for their <a href=\"https:\/\/olympiafood.coop\/join-us\/membership\/\">Cooperative Access Program<\/a> which offers a free annual membership and a grocery discount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/inside-store-west.-marie-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>&hellip;\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/the-olympia-food-cooperative-uses-the-self-sufficiency-standard\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Olympia Food Cooperative Membership\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-777 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-calilfornia category-connecticut category-hawaii category-illinois category-nebraska category-new-jersey category-new-york category-south-dakota category-tennessee category-virginia category-washington tag-benchmark tag-policy-analysis visitortype-policymakers-local-government visitortype-researchers\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/the-standard-has-been-used-in\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tLabor Union Negotiations\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<h2>Labor Union Negotiations<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>The Standard has been used in California, Connecticut, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Hawaii, Nebraska, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, and Washington State to advocate for higher wages through living wage ordinances and in negotiating labor union agreements.&hellip;<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/the-standard-has-been-used-in\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Labor Union Negotiations\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-753 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-washington tag-counseling-tool tag-evaluation-tool visitortype-foundation-and-grantmakers visitortype-workforce-training\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/in-washington-state-the-workforce-development-council-of-seattle-king-county-adopted-the-self-sufficiency-standard\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tContinued Use of the Standard for Program Evaluation in King County\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<h2>Continued Use of the Standard for Program Evaluation in King County<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>In Washington State, the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seakingwdc.org\/\"> Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County<\/a> adopted the Self-Sufficiency Standard as its official measure of self-sufficiency and continues to use the Standard as a program evaluation benchmark.&hellip;<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/in-washington-state-the-workforce-development-council-of-seattle-king-county-adopted-the-self-sufficiency-standard\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Continued Use of the Standard for Program Evaluation in King County\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-716 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-washington tag-counseling-tool visitortype-advocate visitortype-workforce-training\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/in-washington-state-the-self-sufficiency-calculator\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWashington State Self-Sufficiency Calculator\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<h2>Washington State Self-Sufficiency Calculator<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Washington State, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecalculator.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Self-Sufficiency Calculator<\/a>\u00a0is an online tool created by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seakingwdc.org\/\">Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County<\/a> to support career planning with customers and to track progress toward economic self-sufficiency.&hellip;<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/in-washington-state-the-self-sufficiency-calculator\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Washington State Self-Sufficiency Calculator\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-783 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-washington tag-benchmark tag-policy-analysis visitortype-policymakers-local-government visitortype-researchers\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/the-standard-was-cited-in-research-and-testimony-in-support-of-the-seatac-living-wage-ordinance\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSeaTac Living Wage Ordinance\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<h2>SeaTac Living Wage Ordinance<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>The Standard was cited in research and testimony in support of the SeaTac living wage ordinance (raising wages to $15\/hour for covered employees) and in the successful campaign to raise the minimum wage in Seattle to $15\/hour (over several years, depending on establishment size).&hellip;<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/the-standard-was-cited-in-research-and-testimony-in-support-of-the-seatac-living-wage-ordinance\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about SeaTac Living Wage Ordinance\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-827 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-washington tag-housing-affordability visitortype-policymakers-local-government visitortype-researchers\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/redefining-housing-affordability-measures-the-self-sufficiency-standard-provides-an-alternative-tool-to-understanding-housing-cost-burden-4\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAnalyzing Measurements of Housing Affordability\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<h2>Analyzing Measurements of Housing Affordability<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Redefining Housing Affordability Measures: The Self-Sufficiency Standard provides an alternative tool to understanding housing cost burden. 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Project Analyzes the Well-Being of Children Across the United States\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<h2>The Kids Count! Project Analyzes the Well-Being of Children Across the United States<\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n<p>Many states in the Kids Count! Project use the Standard as an indicator of economic well-being or security to determine the well-being of children and how to best invest in them.&hellip;<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/selfsufficiencystandard.org\/various-states-in-the-kids-count-project\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Kids Count! 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