LINKS

 

  • Economic Opportunity Institute
    The Economic Opportunity Institute did an analysis of the nation's first minimum wage law (1998) that raised the minimum wage and linked it to the annual cost of living index. The analysis shows the impact on wages and on business four years after the law was enacted. The link to the analysis of the Washington state law is http://www.eoionline.org/MinimumWage/Brief2003.htm
  • Family Initiative
    A project of NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, the goal of the Family Initiative is to educate, engage and mobilize families from all walks of life to support major public investment in quality child care, preschool and after school.
  • Jobs for the Future
    According to their website, Jobs for the Future (JFF) seeks to accelerate the educational and economic advancement of youth and adults struggling in our economy. The organization released "Getting Ahead: A Survey of Low-Wage Workers on Opportunity for Advancement," in Sept. 2003. The survey report can be found here.
  • Santa Fe Living Wage Network
    This organization is tracking the successful effort in Santa Fe to secure living wage legislation.
  • Wider Opportunities for Women
    Wider Opportunities for Women launched the Family Economic Self-Sufficiency (FESS) project with three other national partners, creating tools and resources to assist community-based organizations, policy-makers and government agencies in addressing a range of policy issues once in the federal domain, but quickly becoming the responsibility of state and local governments.
  • Six Strategies for Family Economic Self-Sufficiency
    An offshoot of the Wider Opportunities for Women web site. The project provides resources and technical assistance to community-based advocates and states on human resource investment policies to help move families out of poverty.
  • Center for American Progress
    The Center for American Progress is a nonpartisan research and educational institute dedicated to promoting a strong, just and free America that ensures opportunity for all.