How Much it Costs to Struggle: The Real Cost Measure in California 2025
How Much it Costs to Struggle: The Real Cost Measure in California 2025, reports released by United Ways of California finds that millions of California households do not earn enough income to pay for food, rent, health care -- the most basic level of economic security. Not only can't these households save for the future or afford “luxuries”, they are forced to make tradeoffs between necessities such as child care or doctor’s appointments to make ends meet. Struggling to Stay Afloat introduces the Real Cost Measure, a new tool that provides a more realistic picture of poverty than the Federal Poverty Line. The Real Cost Measure creates “basic needs” budgets for households, using actual costs for food, housing, transportation, health care, childcare, and taxes throughout California.
Watch the 2023 Real Cost Measure in Monterey County Presentation
Keynote Presentation: What Does It Cost a Monterey County Household to Meet Basic Needs?
Henry Gascon, Director Programs & Policy, United Ways of California Presenter Gascon will provide an overview of the statewide United Ways study “How Much it Costs to Struggle: The Real Cost Measure in California 2023” as well as specific statistics for Monterey County. Following this is a presentation on our Impact Monterey Report provided by Kalyssa King, Community Impact Director, Information, Referral, and Partner Development, United Way Monterey County. Kalyssa introduced the latest Impact Monterey County report, which details needs, aspirations, and solutions to challenges in our community from community member insights.
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