"Economic Securities and Opportunities: Supporting Strong Communities through Individual Economic Opportunities " is the quarterly newsletter of the Economic Securities and Opportunities Policy Resource Center.

Economic Securities and Opportunities, Volume 5: Issue 1, Spring 2013

In this Issue:

• Representative Janet Cruz Works to Ensure Pay Equity, Job Creation, and Business Support

• Strategies to Boost the Economic Security of Women and Families in Your State

• Extending Workforce Development Opportunities

• Reforms for Youth in the States

Economic Securities and Opportunities, Volume 4: Issue 4, Winter 2012

In this Issue:

• The State of America's Youth

• The Invisible Youth

• Re-Evaluating Broken Systems

Economic Securities and Opportunities, Volume 4: Issue 3, Fall 2012

In this Issue:

• Building a Financially Empowered City

• Empowering Workers through Electronic Wage Payment

• Spotlight on Senator Linda Pondexter Chesterfield

• Educating Youth to Take Control of Their Financial Future

Economic Securities and Opportunities, Volume 4: Issue 2, Summer 2012

In this Issue:

• Women In Government Sponsors Iowa and Tennessee State Briefing on Ensuring Economic Success
• Improving Outcomes for Children
• Improving Economic Success among Youth Transitioning from Foster Care
• What is Juvenile Justice?
 

 Family Finance, Volume 4: Issue 1, Spring 2012

 In this Issue:  

 

• What is the Earned Income Tax Credit?
• Does Foreclosure Counseling Help Troubled Homeowners?
• Reforming the Credit Counseling Industry in Florida   
• Encouraging Higher Education Completion through a Focus on the Adult Learner
• Encouraging Asset Building with Home Purchase Tax Incentives

 

Family Finance, Volume 3: Issue 4, Winter 2011

  In this Issue:  

• Rhode Island’s Renewable Energy Laws
• Creating Jobs in Texas with New Franchise Tax Credits
• Balancing Vermont’s Budget After Hurricane Irene
• Housing Counseling: Helping Those Who Need It Most  

 

Family Finance, Volume 3: Issue 3, Fall 2011

In this Issue:

• Does Foreclosure Counseling Help Troubled Homeowners?
• Early results from the evaluation of the National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Program
• NeighborWorks America Raises Awareness about Loan Modification Scams
• 2011 KI DS COUNT Data Book
• Representative Rashida Tlaib (MI) Goes Beyond Legislation
• Results First: Helping States Achieve Better Results With Lower Costs

Family Finance, Volume 3: Issue 2, Summer 2011

In this Issue:

• The Jobs Recovery Plan in Illinois
• Senator Mimi Walters' Pension Reform Act of 2011
• Peña-Melnyk Works to Ensure Fair Wage Agreements
• Looper's Legislation to Open New Job Opportunities for Former Military Servicemen and Women

Family Finance, Volume 3: Issue 1, Spring 2011

In this Issue:

• Helping Small Businesses with Fair Credit Card Practices
• Lifelong Learning Accounts – A Smart Investment Whose Time Has Come
• Ensuring Fair Home Foreclosure Practices in Mississippi
• Increasing the State Earned Income Tax Credit to Those in Need

Family Finance, Volume 2: Issue 4, Winter 2010

In this Issue:

• A Glossary of Helpful Family Economic Success (FES) Terms
• 2010 Family Economic Success Champions
• Annie E. Casey's Center for Working Families
• The Act Concerning Children in the Recession

Family Finance, Volume 2: Issue 3, Fall 2010

In this Issue:

• Instilling Gender Equality in Health Insurance
• Kids Count
• Extending Job Training to America’s Youth
• Jobs and the Economy—the Road to Recovery

Family Finance, Volume 2: Issue 2, Summer 2010

In this issue:

• Property Tax Billing Legislation Brings Financial Relief To Homeowners, Local Governments
• Lack Of Paid Sick Leave Hurts Families, Companies
• State Legislatures Put Economic Success First This Legislative Session
• Striking A Balance: Payday Lending Reform That Preserves Avenues For Credit And Protects Consumers
• Gender Wage Gap Favors Men, Reduces Family Earnings
• Job Evolution Conference Gives Legislators The Knowledge To Effect Change

Family Finance, Volume 2: Issue 1, Spring 2010

In this issue:

• Representative Laura Hall Sponsors Resolution Establishing Equal Pay Commission
• Representative Keeley’s Measures to End Anticipated Tax Return Predatory Lending
• Senator Sue Errington’s Creative Work on the Community Revitalization Enhancement District
• Senator Vinehout’s Legislation to Improve College Student Financial Literacy
• A Look Back at the 2010 Legislative Cycle Thus Far

Family Finance, Volume 1: Issue 3, December 2009

In this issue:

• Tax Justice for Missouri: An Upcoming Priority for 2010 Legislative Cycle
• Georgia Legislation Aimed at Ensuring Fair Lending
• Financial Literacy in Schools: A Growing Policy Trend
• Combating the Feminization of Poverty with State Legislation 

Family Finance, Volume 1: Issue 2, October 2009

In this issue:

• Earned Income Tax Credit is Vital for Working-Poor Families in Rural America
• Michigan’s “Foreclosure Lifeline” imposes a 90 day freeze on foreclosure proceedings
• Texas Passes Workforce and Economic Development Legislation
• Federal Stimulus Produces Unprecedented Wave of Unemployment Insurance Reforms: However, Additional Billions in UI Funding Still Available to Many States

Family Finance, Volume 1: Issue 1, July 2009

In this issue:

• Payday Loan Reform in the State of Illinois: A profile of Rep. Julie Hamos
• Asset Building for Hawai`i’s Families: A profile of Sen. Suzanne Chun Oakland
• State Earned Income Tax Credit: An Important Tool to Make Work Pay
• PolicyForResults.org aids policymakers with research
• Women In Government Hosts Conference Call on Workforce Development

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• What is the Earned Income Tax Credit?
• Does Foreclosure Counseling Help Troubled Homeowners?
• Reforming the Credit Counseling Industry in Florida   
• Encouraging Higher Education Completion through a Focus on the Adult Learner
• Encouraging Asset Building with Home Purchase Tax Incentives