Asset Building

Are you good?

Donna Stiglmeier — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:55:25 -0500

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 »

Building Wealth in Lower-Income Communities

Donna Stiglmeier — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:47:01 -0600

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 »

Building Wealth in Lower-Income Communities: Follow-Up

Donna Stiglmeier — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:06:35 -0600

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 »