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Springing the Debt Trap -- for San Franciscans and Californians

Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 11:30am

Sold to consumers as short-term relief during a cash crunch, pay day loans carry interest rates of over 400 percent and catch working people with a steady source of income in a long-term debt trap.

On December 17th at 11:30am, San Francisco City leaders, in partnership with local credit unions, helped relieve this burden on hardworking San Franciscans by launching PayDayPlus SF, a low cost emergency loan available to City residents at 13 locations.

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WEBINAR: Universal Voluntary Retirement Accounts

Monday, December 14, 2009 - 11:00am

On December 14th, we co-hosted a webinar on Universal Voluntary Retirement Accounts (UVRAs) to discuss the current issues surrounding the U.S. retirement savings framework, workers' preparedness for retirement, and the statistics supporting the need for a UVRA program for low and middle-income individuals. An overview of UVRA models was presented, including various possible UVRA program components. There was also a discussion of federal and state legislative proposals for the design of UVRA programs.

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Updating California's Poverty Measure

Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 12:00pm
The California Asset Building program hosted a policy roundtable discussion Wednesday October 14 in the State Capitol on updating the antiquated and misleading way we measure poverty. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Director of Poverty Research, Mark Levitan, led Assembly and Senate staff in the in-depth discussion (view his presentation here). Last year, New York City enacted an updated and improved poverty measure based on recommendations made by the National Academy of Sciences.
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CA EVENT: Women & Wealth

Friday, July 17, 2009 - 1:00pm
Assemblywoman Lori Saldaña opened the Women and Wealth Asset Policy Forum event, sponsored by the New America Foundation's Asset Building Program in partnership with the California Women's Legislative Caucus, the California Commission on the Status of Women, and the California Women's Agenda.
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CA EVENT: Banking on Opportunity

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 - 12:30pm

Too many Angelenos lack a basic financial tool – a bank account. Without one they pay more to cash their paychecks, pay their bills, and don't have a safe place to keep their money. And a bank account is the first step onto the ladder of affordable financial services people need throughout their lives. Without one, it’s harder to build credit and get well-priced car loans and mortgages – the exact financial tools needed to plan ahead and climb the economic ladder.

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CA EVENT: California Working Families Policy Summit 2009

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 8:00am

Please join us on January 13, 2009, for the sixth California Working Families Policy Summit, hosted by the California Center for Research on Women and Families for a stimulating day of discussion and debate about the needs and aspirations of California's working families.

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CA EVENT: American Dream 2.0

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 12:00pm

On Wednesday, December 17th, the Bipartisan Asset Policy Forum hosted American Dream 2.0: Safe & Sound First-Time Homeownership Strategies for California Working Families, a dynamic lunchtime discussion on how public policy can encourage wealth-building in California to bring homeownership opportunities into reach for working families across our state.

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CA EVENT: Green Assets

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 12:00pm
Volatile energy costs are a concern for every California family-particularly the millions of households for whom every extra dollar spent on energy comes at the expense of other necessities and the ability to save. For these families, securing affordable energy would result in savings that could be used for short- or long-term investments. In a cruel twist, the people most in need of relief from high energy costs are those least able to afford the longer-term investments that would deliver it.
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CA EVENT: Strengthening California’s Workforce through Education, Training, and Savings

Monday, October 20, 2008 - 1:00pm

The California labor market has experienced drastic transformation and further change is expected as the workforce ages, immigration continues, and the gap between the earnings of skilled workers and those lacking education widens.

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CA Event: ScholarShare: Expanding Savings for Higher Education and Skills Training

Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 1:00pm

Join us at the next Asset Policy Forum, a series designed to inform policymakers, legislative staffers, and advocates about asset-building research, data, and policies.

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