Helping families and individuals attain a decent standard of living means changing policies to lift people out of low-paying jobs with little promise of a better future.  SJI’s policy work seeks to increase opportunities for low-income job seekers and workers to obtain the skills and knowledge they need to:

• Connect to and succeed in jobs with good wages, benefits and career advancement potential.
• Improve their economic circumstances through employment, work supports, and money management skills.

Our policy work is shaped and strengthened by our work on the ground, which gives us intimate knowledge of what low-income job seekers and employees really need to best prepare them to secure, retain and advance in living wage jobs. 

Click here to read more about our policy work.