Partner Organizations
EARN
Families in Schools
The Greenlining Institute
Long Beach Interfaith Community Organization
Congregations Building Community in Modesto
Merced Organizing Project
People and Congregations Together (PACT) - Stockton
OUR MISSION
Californians for Shared Prosperity is a coalition dedicated to increasing opportunities for financial security and prosperity for all Californians who work hard in pursuit of their dreams.
We mobilize low-wage California families to stand up as champions of public policies and practices that give everyone access to quality financial products and services, and to quality higher education – proven tools to build prosperity.
WHY WE NEED TO BUILD PROSPERITY FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS
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Nearly 6 million people in California live in poverty (CFED)
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Over 63% of poor people in California are working but don’t earn enough to make ends meet (PPIC)
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30% of our residents do not have the financial means to cover their most basic expenses for 3 months if they lose their job (CFED)
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44% of California households lack adequate savings to cover basic expenses if they lose stable income (CFED)
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Approximately 16% of students from California’s lowest income households graduated with a 4-year degree compared to 65% of California’s high-income households. (CFED)
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Those most affected by student debt are low-income, non-traditional and underrepresented students. The level of student loan debt has grown by 60% for Californians in the last decade. (California Postsecondary Education Commission)
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Only three in ten of all degree-seeking community college students and 26% of Blacks and 22% of Latinos have earned a certificate, associate degree, or transferred to a four-year university. (Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Policy, California State University, Sacramento)