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Returning to the Promise of Full Employment: A Federal Job Guarantee in the United States outlines the socioeconomic case for establishing a Federal Job Guarantee to fundamentally transform the U.S. labor market through the promise of inclusive economic opportunity.

Driving Into Debt: The Need for Traffic Ticket Fee Reform is a detailed report highlighting the flaws and inequities of California’s current traffic fine and fee system and offering specific recommendations for reforms that would promote sustainable system funding and the fair administration of justice for all Californians. Authored by Annette Case and Jhumpa Bhattacharya of the Insight Center, the report describes a current system that all too often leads to spiraling debt, license suspension, and unequal justice for the poor and communities of color.

Women, Race and Wealth is the first in a series of briefs that summarize patterns of household wealth among Black and white women by college education, family structure and age using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID). Researchers from Duke University and the Insight Center for Community Economic Development analyzed data on assets such as savings and checking accounts, stocks, retirement accounts, houses and vehicles. Debts included credit card debt, student loans, medical debt, mortgages and vehicle debt.

The report, entitled, "Richmond Opens the Door to Economic Opportunity and Security" was authored by Sharon Cornu, a leading East Bay public policy expert and senior consultant at the Center. According to the report, expanding prospects for economic opportunity and security in Richmond (and comparable communities) are largely a product of decisions by policy makers, improved employer practices, and voluntary agreements.

A new Duke Study, Black Families with Less Give More for Higher Education shows that—despite a close to 19 to 1 racial difference in median wealth—black parents demonstrate an outsized commitment to using their limited resources to invest in their children’s education. And that investment pays off; bringing their children to near parity in terms of educational achievement with their white counterparts.

Promoting Family Economic Security in the San Francisco Bay Area Region highlights the depth and breadth of poverty in the Bay Area in new and compelling ways, tests various types of pro-prosperity supports through economic microsimulations, and presents a set of research-grounded strategies for implementing a pro-prosperity agenda.The report also makes available 110+ maps developed by the UC Berkeley Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society, documenting levels of poverty and opportunity across the region.Download the report here (1.6 MB PDF without appendices).Download the full report here (18 MB PDF).

Measuring Up: Aspirations for Economic Security in the 21st Century This report describes how the government and others measure and shape the public conversation about what it takes to be economically secure in the U.S. Metrics covered include: the Federal Poverty Guidelines, the Supplemental Poverty Measure, as well as a range of family budgets, asset scorecards and multi-dimensional indices using an age, race or gender lens.
Economic Security Is...Concept Paper Highlighting the common story measures tell about economic security to better inform policy debate and help build public will toward common sense solutions. Written by Annette Case
- Download Economic Security Is...Concept Paper here

Self-Sufficiency Standard & Demographic Analysis

FAQs & Factsheets

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

Self-Sufficiency Standard & Workforce Development and Job Quality

Best Practices for Building Economic Security

California Elder Economic Security Index Resources & Publications Policy Briefs

Factsheets

FAQ: Supplies answers to common questions about the Elder Economic Security Index and the California Elder Economic Security Initiative.
Factsheet: How is the Elder Index Used?
- General Guide to Using the Elder Index
- Area Agency on Aging Guide to Using the Elder Index

Webinars

Self-Sufficiency Standard & Demographic Analysis

Using the Self-Sufficiency Standard

Best Practices for Building Economic Security

Demonstrating Impact: Tracking Clients' Progress Toward Economic Security (2013)
- Webinar PDF
- 2013 Women's Initiative Fact Sheet PDF
- Job Creation Overview PDF
- Local Economic Impact PDF