Massachusetts
The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Massachusetts
Massachusetts Media
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4-07, Advocacy Group Pushes Budget Funding for Needy Seniors, Fifty Plus Advocate
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3-06-07, New report highlights high cost of living for seniors, Townonline.com
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2-15-07, Area Retirees Face Financial Hardship without Help, Fifty Plus Advocate
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2-12-07, Editorial: Better living through job help, The Boston Globe
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2-02-07, Study sees disparity in needs vs. income, The Republican
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2-01-07, Family needs three times minimum wage to get by, The Republican
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1-17-07, Letter to the Editor: MLK reached for an end to poverty and nuclear arms, The Boston Globe
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12-28-06, Hunger that Never Subsides, Lowellsun Massachusetts
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12-14-06, “Low-Income Elderly Need Help—Social Security is not Enough,” Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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12-13-06, "Tough economic times for seniors in Central Mass," New England Cable News Television segment
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12-13-06, "Massachusetts seniors need more to get by," WBZ Boston News Radio Channel 1030
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12-13-06, “Mass. Elders Feeling Tough Economic Squeeze,” ABC 5 WCVB-TV Boston
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12-13-06, “Mass. Elders at economic risk, report says,” Worcester Business Journal
- 5-27-05, Massachusetts is at an economic crossroad, North Adams Transcript
- 3-20-05, Study: Most Cannot buy Basics- Data May Help Target Family Aid, The Boston Globe
- 3-19-05, The cost of thriving, The Boston Globe
- 2-24-05, A bridge to independence, The Boston Globe
- 2-20-05, Beyond entry level, The Boston Globe
- 5-18-03, The Very High Cost of Living, The Focus
- 4-30-03, The Cost of Self-Reliance, The Boston Globe
- 11-30-02, Investing in Massachusetts Immigrants, The Boston Globe
- 11-6-02, Portraits of perseverance; Women's Union anniversary exhibition honors 125 females who make a difference, Worcester Telegram & Gazette
- 11-4-02, Campaign 2002/Campaign Issues; Candidates Largely Ignored Poverty, Activists Say Dwindling Shelter Beds Medicaid Cited, The Boston Globe
- 11-4-02, On Homelessness, Food Stamps, Welfare rules, The Boston Globe
- 10-11-02, A Clean Break, The Boston Globe
- 1-3-02, Cost of living for area families gets closer look, The Boston Globe-South
Massachusetts Resources
- Defining Success in the New Economy- Self-Sufficiency as a Benchmark for Workforce Programs
- Dudley Families First- A Framework for Economic Self-Sufficiency
- Health Economic Self-Sufficiency Standard for Massachusetts
- Cost of Self-Sufficiency Rises Dramatically – Press Release
- Establishing Effective Workforce Development Programs – A Resource Guide for Community Action Agencies and other Community-Based Organizations in Massachusetts
- WOW Testimony for 2005 Self-Sufficiency Standard Bill- Support for “An Act to Establish a Self-Sufficiency Standard in Massachusetts”

