
Our Work
The Insight Center drives structural, transformative change across three pillars of work, all focused on building economic inclusion and racial equity for people of color, women, immigrants, and marginalized families in the US.

Family Needs Calculator
In California alone, 3.34 million households are living paycheck to paycheck.
Today’s problems are the result of systemic policy failures—not personal responsibility. By analyzing what’s happening in California, one of the nation’s largest states, the Insight Center’s Family Needs Calculator provides a more accurate understanding of what’s needed to meet the basic needs of people throughout the US.
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