Free Work and Family Content from Around the Web
Karen Corday February 13th, 2009
Here are some of my favorite recent finds, all available on the web, free of charge!
After-School Programs in Public Elementary Schools, a report from the National Center for Education Statistics
Unemployed and Uninsured, a short report from Families USA
A New Perspective on “Saving” for Retirement, a brief from the AARP Public Policy Institute
Cost of Raising a Child Calculator, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers, 4th Quarter, 2008, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics [tables and other info also available]
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There is also the Family Economic Self-Sufficiency standard (FESS) which calculates how much a family in MA needs in order to pay for “basic” monthly expenses(transportation, child care, housing, food, etc.). The FESS calculator (updated in 2006) provided by Crittenton Women’s Union allows for variation based on family size and composition as well as geographic location and proves to be a more realistic alternative to the Federal Poverty Level (FPL).
You can access the FESS calculator at: http://www.liveworkthrive.org/calculator.php
Many other states have calculators like this one. WOW (Wider Opportunities for Women) is the national leader in creating FESS standards in 30 something states!