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California Self-Sufficiency Standard Resources & Publications
California Elder Economic Security Index Resources & Publications
Mississippi Self-Sufficiency Standard Resources & Publications
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California Self-Sufficiency Standard Resources & Publications

Self-Sufficiency Standard & Demographic Analysis

• Overlooked and Undercounted 2009: Struggling to Make Ends Meet in California Report and Executive Summary (2009)
• How Much is Enough in Your County? The 2008 California Family Economic Self-Sufficiency Standard (2008)
• California Self-Sufficiency Standard by county (2008)
• Overlooked and Undercounted: A New Perspective on the Struggle to Make Ends Meet in California Report and Executive Summary (2004)
• California Self-Sufficiency Standard by county (2003)

FAQs & Factsheets

• FAQ: California Self-Sufficiency Standard
• Factsheet: How to Use California Self-Sufficiency Standard
• Factsheet for Policymakers, Direct Service Providers, and Advocates

Self-Sufficiency Standard & Direct Service, Advocacy, Grantmaking, and Evaluation

• Moving Toward Economic Security: Best Practices and Challenges in Using the California Family Economic Self-Sufficiency Standard and Online Calculator (2009)
• Keeping the Goal in Sight: Ideas for Using a Self-Sufficiency Index and the Online Self-Sufficiency Calculator to Help Families Move Out of Poverty (2006)
• Using the California Self-Sufficiency Standard in Practice: Ideas for Organizations and Public Agencies Working to Help Families Move Out of Poverty (2004)

Self-Sufficiency Standard & Workforce Development and Job Quality

• High Ideals, Low Pay: A Wage Analysis of University of California Service Workers (2005)
• Working Poor, No More: How Three Bay Area Projects are Making Self-Sufficiency a Reality Executive Summary (2005)
• The Hidden Public Costs of Low-Wage Jobs in California (2004)
• Working in the Shadow of Prosperity: An Economic Portrait of Hotel & Restaurant Workers in the Los Angeles County Tourism Industry (2004)

Best Practices for Building Economic Security

• Struggling to Make Ends Meet in the Bay Area (2009)
• The Bottom Line: Setting the Real Standard for Bay Area Working Families (2004)
• California Self-Sufficiency Calculator

California Elder Economic Security Index Resources & Publications

Elder Index & Demographic Analysis

• Half a Million Older Californians Living Alone Unable to Make Ends Meet (2009)
• Federal Poverty Guideline Underestimates Costs of Living for Older Persons in California (2008)
• California Elder Index by county (2007)

FAQs & Factsheets

• FAQ: California Elder Index
• Factsheets for Policymakers, Direct Service Providers, and Advocates

Using the Elder Index

• Elders Living on the Edge: The Impact of California Support Programs When Income Falls Short in Retirement (2008)

Mississippi Self-Sufficiency Standard Resources & Publications

Self-Sufficiency Standard & Demographic Analysis

• Overlooked and Undercounted: Struggling to Make Ends Meet in Mississippi Report and Executive Summary (2009)
• The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Mississippi 2009
• Mississippi Self-Sufficiency Standard by county (2009)

Using the Self-Sufficiency Standard

• Envisioning a Better Future for Working Families in Mississippi: The Self-Sufficiency Standard in Mississippi (2010)

Best Practices for Building Economic Security

• Building Economic Stability for Mississippi Families (2010)

Mississippi Self-Sufficiency Calculator

Additional Resources

• Adult Education: Gateway to a More Competitive Workforce (2009)
• Reality Check: Promoting Self-Sufficiency in the Public Workforce System, a Promising Practices Guide for Workforce Boards (2006)
• Coming up Short: A Comparison of Wages and Work Supports (2004)

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