 THE NEW YORK CITY SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROJECT
The Self-Sufficiency Project promotes policies and programs that
help low-income women and their families achieve economic self-sufficiency.
The Women's Center helps low-income families from the New York
City metropolitan area move out of poverty and achieve economic
self-sufficiency through direct services to clients and the development
and dissemination of resources that assist families, policy makers,
service providers and employers to plan for self-sufficiency.
SELF-SUFFICIENCY CALCULATOR
Click
here for a copy of a description of the Self-Sufficiency Calculator
(pdf).
The Self-Sufficiency Calculator for New York City was developed
by the Women's Center with the support of the United Way of New
York City and enhanced with the support of the Robin Hood Foundation,
to help working adults or adults just reentering the labor market
get the work supports they need to stay in the workforce. The
Calculator is a computer-based tool that:
- screens income eligibility for a variety of work supports
and tax credits;
- estimates benefit amount for work supports;
- gives individuals information on how to access these supports;
- calculates how well a given wage meets a working individual's
real expenses; and
- screens immigrant eligibility.
Proceed to the Calculator
Request a Password
SELF-SUFFICIENCY STANDARD FOR NEW YORK CITY
(December 2004)
Click here to download
a copy of the Self-Sufficiency Standard for the City of New York
(pdf)
The Standard was developed with the support of the United
Way of New York City, and charts what it costs to live, work
and make ends meet in New York City. The Family Economic Self-Sufficiency
project is led nationally by Wider
Opportunities for Women. To download a copy of The Self-Sufficiency
Standard for New York State visit http://www.sixstrategies.org/files/Resource-StandardReport-NY.pdf
TRAINING & COUNSELOR RESOURCES
Free Training
on WCECA materials: Please join us for free training on
The Self-Sufficiency Calculator for the City of New York. Learn
how it can help low-wage workers get the benefits they need to
stay in the workforce. The half-day training sessions include
introduction to the Self-Sufficiency Standard, hands-on computer
training, case examples, and helpful hints for users.
TO RSVP, please complete this
form.
NEW!! Training Dates for winter/spring
2008*:
Tuesday, January 15
Wednesday, Feb 6
Thursday, March 6
Tuesday, April 15
Thursday, May 8
Thursday, May 29
Wednesday, June 18
*All training sessions are held from 1 to 5 p.m.
Other Counselor Resources:
- Self-Sufficiency
Standard Executive Summary (1/05)
- Common
Countable Assets Chart (for PA, FS, MA) (updated 8/07)
- My
Monthly Budget (12/05)
- What
Every Worker Needs to Know About Unemployment (revised 2/07)
(also available in Spanish)
-SSI/SSD: A
Comparative Guide (updated 8/07)
- What
every non-citizen needs to know about public benefits (2/07)
(also available in Spanish)
- How the EITC affects
eligiblity for other work supports in NYC (revised 1/07)
 
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