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Donna Stiglmeier
Donna Stiglmeier
Fri, 06/13/2008

Are you good?

The reality of economic insecurity
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The Center for Economic And Policy Research recently released a report Working Families and Economic Insecurity in the States: The Role of Job Quality and Work Supports” which found that only about one in four jobs are “good jobs” in a typical state, that is taking into account pay, employer-sponsored health insurance and retirement benefits.

In Massachusetts,
• 28.2% of jobs are “good jobs,” with a roughly equal amount
• 28.5% meets none of the ”good job” criteria
• 28% of people in working families are economically insecure  read more »

Donna Stiglmeier
Donna Stiglmeier
Wed, 12/05/2007

Building Wealth in Lower-Income Communities

Tools so hardworking people can climb out of poverty
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On Monday, December 3rd, I presented on a panel at “Working Together to Build Wealth in Lower-Income Communities” held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and sponsored by Massachusetts Community and Banking Council. Wealth and Poverty, Products and Services for people who are low-income, Financial Education Program Models, and Increasing Collaboration were all explored via panel presentations and Q & A.  read more »

Donna Stiglmeier
Donna Stiglmeier
Mon, 01/14/2008

Building Wealth in Lower-Income Communities: Follow-Up

Great examples of families, organizations, and communities at work!
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In December, some great examples of how organizations are assiting families and communities to build wealth were presented at a Strategies Forum called, "Working Together to Build Wealth in Lower-Income Communities." (See previous blog) I wanted to highlight just a few of many insightful presentations...  read more »

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