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Living Wage Sham Initiative Press Conference - 06-10-2010Created about 3 months ago
The Center on Policy Initiatives
Making Ends Meet in San Diego County 2010 is a study just released by The Center on Policy Initiatives and United Way of San Diego County measuring local costs of housing,
child care, food and other basic expenses to determine a bare-bones
budget for various-sized
families.
...You can download the report and check media coverage at the page below.
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Sept. 2, 2010. Almost a third of working-age households in San Diego County have incomes below what they need to meet basic living expenses. Half of those struggling households include someone with a full-time job.
San Diego Gay & Lesbian News Many San Diego County households can't afford basic costs of living | See also The Center on Policy Initiatives, United Way of San Diego County
sdgln.com
SAN DIEGO -- Almost a third of working-age households in San Diego County have incomes below what they need to meet basic living expenses. Half of those struggling households include someone with a full-time job.
Yesterday at 1:53pm
The Center on Policy Initiatives
New CPI report:
229,195 households in San Diego County struggle to make ends meet.
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A new study finds that more than 200,000 households in San Diego County earn less than they need for self-sufficiency.
The Center on Policy Initiatives
Virginia Angeles continues as a promotora in City Heights, even though Proyecto de Casas Saludables exhausted its
funding.
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Virginia Angeles refused to see the nonprofit she worked for go like so many others before it. So she and her colleagues took it over.
The Center on Policy Initiatives San Diego Food Bank's distribution has tripled since the recession began, even quadrupled in certain cities.
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The San Diego Food Bank’s annual status report shows the demand for their services continues to soar. Their food distribution has tripled in San Diego County since the recession began, and quadrupled in certain cities.
The Center on Policy Initiatives
Terrific workshops this week on advocacy and electorial activities for nonprofits. Thanks go to: Melissa & Alliance for Justice, San Diego LGBT Community Center, Rosenberg Foundation, panelists, attendees, allies and friends!
Helpful resources can also be found on the AFJ website.
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Just in time for this year's election season, Alliance for Justice has released the second edition of the advocacy resource, The Rules of The Game: A Guide to Election-Related Activities for 501(c)(3) Organizations (Second Edition). This user-friendly guide reviews federal tax and election laws whic...
The Center on Policy Initiatives
San Diego County ranks 3rd in the state for largest uninsured population.
Only 56% of San Diegans under the age of 64 had job-based health coverage in 2009.
Jeffrey Colin Read. THINK. Join.
The Center on Policy Initiatives
FREE workshop on nonprofit lobbying and election-related activity on August 26th.
If you have questions about how or how much you can lobby elected officials, safely advocate for your issues during an election year, communicate your position on ballot measures, etc., this is the workshop for you. Or your board, staff,... members, volunteers, leaders.
The attorneys at Alliance for Justice specialize in training nonprofits -- they are a valuable resource the San Diego nonprofit community can benefit from.
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This session will provide an introduction to both the rules on nonprofit lobbying and election-related activity, as well as the different avenues for policy change and the strategic issues to take into consideration before beginning an advocacy campaign.
The Center on Policy Initiatives
Social Security opponents are singing the same tunes as those who tried to prevent its creation. However, Social Security just celebrated its 75th birthday and remains one of the most important public insurance programs we have in the U.S.
Donald Cohen (CPI executive director) and Peter Dreier uncovered some great quot...es from the 1930's debate for this article.
The fight over Social Security isn't really about old-age insurance; rather, it is a place-holder for broader concerns. The fight is about what kind of country we want to be and what values we consider most important.
The Center on Policy Initiatives
Finest
or not even average? Study
shows San Diego's revenue falls short.
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San Diego's emergency response system and other essential services are badly underfunded -- compared to other cities and, more importantly, compared to what's needed to meet basic standards.
The Center on Policy Initiatives CPI is co-sponsoring a free training on Advocacy for Non-Profits conducted by the Alliance for Justice on August 7. Invite your colleagues, board, leaders, staff, and allies!
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Building a Democracy for All San Diegans - You Are invited August 7 - FREE!
The Center on Policy Initiatives CPI estimates that San Diego missed out on $11-18 million of stimulus funding specifically aimed at creating new jobs and helping low-income families meet basic needs.
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Cox, Horn and Jacob said they don't second-guess officials, but agree county should be watching for chances to create jobs.
