For 20 years, The Women's Foundation of Colorado has worked to help Colorado's women and girls achieve equality and economic self-sufficiency. Combining focused strategies in research, education, public policy reform and grantmaking, we ARE making a difference! We challenge the past.
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Documents of Interest
Two Steps Forward and Three Steps Back“The Cliff Effect”—Colorado’s Curious Penalty for Increased Earnings—A quantitative analysis of work supports in seven Colorado countiesIn Colorado, as in other states, a full-time job at low wages is not enough to make ends meet. Federal and state “work supports” assist low-wage workers and their families with benefits such as earned income tax credits, child care subsidies, health care coverage, and food stamps. These benefits are means-tested, so as earnings increase—particularly as they rise above the official poverty level—families begin to lose eligibility even though they are not yet self-sufficient. The result is that parents can work and earn more without their families moving closer to financial security. The cause of this situation lies in the current structure of work support programs, including rapid “phase-out” rates, which lead to what is known as “cliff effects.” Hear Gretchen discuss the Cliff Effect on the October 2, 2007 edition of Colorado Public Radio's Colorado Matters. Click on or search for 'Welfare Can Discourage Work'. Download the full report | Download the Executive Summary | Download the Qualitative Report 1 in 5 Colorado households |
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