Alabama

Alabama Arise
P.O. Box 612
Montgomery AL, 36101
(334) 832-9060
http://www.alarise.org/

Arise is a coalition of 140 religious, community, and civic groups that work on poverty issues by promoting state policies to improve the lives of low-income people.

Alaska

The Alaska Center for Public Policy is committed to the development of public policies and programs that improve the economic and social wellbeing of individuals, families, and communities. The Center focuses on sound solutions to the challenges faced by low- and moderate-income Alaskans. We celebrate the diversity of heritage and lifestyle in Alaska because every community is important.

Arizona

Children's Action Alliance is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to promoting the well-being of all of Arizona's children, and their families through research, policy development, media campaigns and advocacy.

Arkansas

Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families
1400 West Markham
Union Station, Suite 306
Little Rock, AR  72201
(501) 371-9678
http://www.aradvocates.org

The mission of Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families is to protect and promote through research, education and advocacy, the rights and well-being of Arkansas children and their families, to assure that they have the opportunity to lead healthy and productive lives.

Southern Good Faith Fund
Public Policy Program
1400 W. Markham St., Suite 400
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 661-0322 ext. 24
http://www.southerngff.org

Southern Good Faith Fund (SGFF), a nonprofit affiliate of Southern Bancorp, combines service delivery with policy advocacy to help families in Arkansas acquire assets and build wealth. SGFF has locations in three Arkansas cities—Little Rock, Pine Bluff, and Helena-West Helena—and operates four programs: Asset Builders, Business Development Center, Career Pathways, and Public Policy. Recently successful policy initiatives in which SGFF has been actively involved include creation of the Arkansas Career Pathways Initiative; an increase in the state minimum wage; creation of a pilot program to provide savings matches for low-income accountholders in Arkansas’ 529 college savings plan; and increased funding for Individual Development Accounts (IDAs).

California

California Budget Project
1107 Ninth Street, Suite 310
Sacramento, CA 95814-2821
(916) 444-0500
http://www.cbp.org

The California Budget Project (CBP) engages in independent fiscal and policy analysis and public education with the goal of improving public policies affecting the economic and social well being of low and middle income Californians. The work of the CBP is concentrated in four main areas: promoting the equity, adequacy, and accountability of fiscal systems to support quality public services; fostering the economic and social well being of low and moderate income Californians; strengthening the effectiveness of the social safety net for the most vulnerable Californians; expanding participation in the policy and budget process in California.

Center on Policy Initiatives
3727 Camino del Rio South, Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92108
(619) 584-5744
http://www.onlinecpi.org

East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy
1714 Frankling Street
Suite 325
Oakland, CA  92612
(510) 893-7106
http://www.workingeastbay.org

Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy
464 Lucas Ave., Suite 202
Los Angeles CA, 90017
(213) 977-9400
(213) 977-9666 (fax)
http://www.laane.org

Founded in 1993, Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE) is recognized as a national authority on issues affecting the working poor and an innovator in the fight against working poverty. Combining a vision of social justice with a practical approach to social change, LAANE has helped set in motion a broad movement based on the principle that hard work deserves fair pay, good benefits and decent working conditions.

Working Partnerships USA
2102 Almaden Road, Suite 107
San Jose, CA 95125
(408) 269-7872
http://www.wpusa.org/

Working Partnerships is a public policy and research institute that builds partnerships with community groups, labor unions, and faith-based organizations dedicated to improving the lives of working families in Silicon Valley.  By combining the skills of research and policy development, advocacy, and organizing under one roof, we create innovative, practical solutions to problems facing working people and the middle class.  Our accomplishments include winning a living wage for workers in San Jose, pioneering universal health insurance for children in Santa Clara County, and ensuring that public subsidies for local economic development are accountable to the community.

Colorado

Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute
The Cairns Building
727 E. 16th Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80203-2003
(303) 573-5669
http://www.cclponline.org

The Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute works towards the development of adequate and fair policies that will benefit all Colorado residents, especially low- and moderate-income populations. The Institute raises awareness of state and local fiscal issues through outreach and education efforts aimed at advocates, policymakers, other nonprofits, community-based organizations, and the general public. The Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute is a project of the Colorado Center on Law and Policy.

The Bell Policy Center
1801 Broadway, Suite 280
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 297-0456 in metro Denver
(866) 283-8051 toll-free in Colorado
http://www.thebell.org

The Bell Policy Center is committed to making Colorado a state of opportunity for all. The Bell is Colorado's premier public policy research and advocacy organization, offering expertise in state fiscal policy, education, health, retirement, immigration and good government issues. The Bell's groundbreaking research and advocacy on Colorado's restrictive TABOR (Taxpayer's Bill of Rights) amendment led to the passage of a five-year time-out from its revenue and spending limits at the state level, and the permanent elimination of its "ratchet effect" on future state budgets.

Connecticut

Connecticut Voices for Children works to promote the well-being of the state's children, youth, and families through high-quality research, budget and public policy analysis, an active communications program, legislative advocacy, and a commitment to training the next generation of policy advocates.  Much of Voices' analytic work focuses on state and federal tax and budget policy, workforce trends, education reform and financing alternatives, health care access and quality, and income- and asset-building strategies to assure shared prosperity among Connecticut's families.

Florida

Research Institute on Social and Economic Policy (RISEP)
Florida International University
LC 311
University Park,
Miami, FL 33199
(305) 348-2616
(305) 348-2241 (fax)
http://www.risep-fiu.org

The Research Institute on Social and Economic Policy (RISEP) exists  to conduct high quality, empirical research examining issues of concern to low and moderate income workers and their families in Southeast Florida and the state of Florida.  In Southeast Florida and throughout the state of Florida, RISEP directly serves social justice organizations and communities.  Nationally, RISEP is the Florida affiliate of the Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN) with the capacity to link with like institutions around the country.

Georgia

The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) is an independent, nonprofit, non-partisan organization engaged in research and education on the fiscal and economic health of the state of Georgia. The GBPI provides reliable, accessible and timely analysis to promote greater state government fiscal accountability as a way to improve services to Georgians in need and to promote quality of life for all Georgians.

Idaho

United Vision for Idaho
Box 2181
Boise, Idaho 83701
(208) 331-7028
http://www.uvidaho.org/

United Vision for Idaho is a permanent coalition of grassroots organizations that have come together to build the infrastructure for a permanent movement for social, economic and environmental justice. United Vision for Idaho has both full member organizations (which participate in the governance of the coalition) and affiliate organizations. All organizations support our mission, are united for change and provide financial support.

Illinois

Center for Tax and Budget Accountability
70 E. Lake Street
Suite 700
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 258-5638
http://ctbaonline.org/

The Center for Tax and Budget Accountability is a bi-partisan 501(c)(3) non-profit research and advocacy think tank that promotes fair, efficient and progressive fiscal and economic policies.  To achieve this mission, CTBA analyzes comprehensive data sets to evaluate the impact of economic and fiscal policies on quality of life issues affecting low and middle income families.  Based on these analyses, CTBA designs and promotes policies that make a fiscal system sound, fair, sustainable and competitive, so that government has the fiscal capacity to provide the range of meaningful economic, healthcare, education and social services which create real opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity or income status.

Voices for Illinois Children (Budget & Tax Policy Initiative)
208 S. LaSalle Suite 1490
Chicago, IL 60604-1103
(312) 456-0600
(312) 456-0088 (fax)
www.voices4kids.org

Voices for Illinois Children works to improve the economic security of Illinois children and their families through the policy and advocacy efforts of its Budget & Tax Policy Initiative. Families must have the opportunity to meet their children’s basic economic and developmental needs through the provision of food, clothing, transportation, health care, education, and safe, affordable housing. Ensuring this opportunity requires that essential family and work supports are a priority in the state budget process, that state finances are managed in a fiscally sound manner, and that the tax system fairly distributes the tax burden among income levels.

Indiana

Indiana Coalition on Housing and Homeless Issues
Indiana Institute on Working Families
3737 N. Meridian Street
Suite 404
Indianapolis, IN 46208
317-636-8819
317-636-8383 (fax)
http://www.ichhi.org

The Indiana Institute for Working Families, managed by the Indiana Coalition on Housing and Homeless Issues, was created in January 2004 from the merger of two pre-existing poverty and low-income research and advocacy organizations. The goal of the Institute is to help Hoosier families achieve and maintain economic self-sufficiency. To make this goal a reality, the Institute works to create opportunities for families to advance in the workforce and develops and advocates public policies and programs that create better conditions for low-wage workers. The Institute engages in public policy research, advocacy and education campaigns, and works through numerous national, statewide and community partnerships.

Iowa

Iowa Policy Project
318 2nd Avenue North
Mt. Vernon, IA 52314
(319) 643-3628
http://www.iowapolicyproject.org

The Iowa Policy Project (IPP) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded in 2001 to produce research and analysis to engage Iowans in state policy decisions. With a staff of six, IPP focuses on tax and budget issues, the Iowa economy, and energy and environmental policy.

Kansas

Kansas Action for Children
720 SW Jackson, Suite 201
Topeka, KS 66603
(785) 232-0550
(785) 232-0699 (fax)
http://www.kac.org

Kansas Action for Children is incorporated as a private, not-for-profit organization. KAC is a member organization of the National Association of Child Advocates. Kansas Action for Children is a independent, nonpartisan, citizen-based corporation founded in 1979. We work on behalf of all children to ensure that their physical and emotional needs are met, and that they become healthy and contributing adults.

Kentucky

Kentucky Youth Advocates
11001 Bluegrass Pkwy.
Suite 100
Jeffersontown, KY  40299
(502) 875-4865
http://www.kyyouth.org

Kentucky Youth Advocates (KYA) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit children's advocacy organization representing a voice for Kentucky's most precious asset - its youth. KYA delivers Kentucky children's message to the state legislature, the community, and the media.KYA researches, publishes, and distributes information on emerging policies affecting Kentucky's children, especially those who are poor and otherwise disadvantaged. As a Kids Count organization, KYA is widely regarded as the "resident experts" in data matters relating to children in Kentucky. As a member of the State Fiscal Analysis Initiative (SFAI), KYA is furthering the organization's reputation among government officials, progressive organizations, and child advocates for state tax and budget expertise. As a member of the Kentucky Economic Justice Alliance (KEJA), KYA has extended its work into areas of economic development.

Mountain Association for Community Economic Development
433 Chestnut Street
Berea, KY 40403
(859) 986-2373
http://www.maced.org

Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (MACED) is a 30-year-old, multi-strategy community economic development organization committed to equipping change agents, entrepreneurs and communities with the tools they need to build stronger economies that work for low-income people and places in need. MACED aims to improve the quality of life in Kentucky and Central Appalachia by creating economic opportunity, strengthening democracy and supporting the sustainable use of natural resources. MACED pursues three integrated core strategies: 1) targeted enterprise development through investment and technical assistance, 2) demonstration initiatives that test new approaches to old development problems and 3) research and communications for policy change.

Louisiana

LANO/Louisiana Budget Project
P.O. Box 3808
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
(225) 343-5266
(225) 343-5363 (fax)
http://www.lano.org/explore.cfm/policyadvocacy/budgetproject

The Louisiana Association of Nonprofits (LANO) was created to strengthen the ability of Louisiana’s nonprofits to improve the quality of life in our state. To better serve their communities, nonprofits must become influential participants in the debate about the state’s fiscal policy, embodied in the state budget. For this reason, LANO started the Louisiana Budget Project (LBP). The LBP is an independent research and advocacy project modeled on similar organizations in about 30 other states that participate in the State Fiscal Analysis Initiative (SFAI), coordinated by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. To learn more about LANO or the Louisiana Budget Project, please visit www.lano.org or email lbp@lano.org.

Maine

Maine Center for Economic Policy
P.O. Box 437
124 Sewall Street
Augusta, ME 04332
(207) 622-7381
http://www.mecep.org

The Maine Center for Economic Policy's mission is to promote a sustainable and equitable economy through analyzing and identifying solutions for Maine's economic and fiscal challenges. MECEP seeks to build an economy that allows all Maine's people and communities to achieve security and the greatest opportunity to reach their full potential. The major activities of MECEP are research and publications on state tax and budget policy. It specifically focus its work on livable wages and income security, health care access, tax equity, and sustainable development.

Maryland

Maryland Budget and Tax Policy Institute
8720 Georgia Ave, Suite 303
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 565-0505
http://www.marylandpolicy.org

Established in 1998, the Maryland Budget and Tax Policy Institute (MBTPI) provides independent, nonpartisan research and analysis of state budget and tax policy priorities. MBTPI's particular focus is how policy decisions affect low- and moderate-income families, other vulnerable populations, and the important community programs that serve them. Areas of analysis include: how policy makers choose to allocate public resources through the budget process; revenue policies, including tax equity and the impact of tax changes on the long-term fiscal health in the state; the economic well-being of lower-income populations, the effectiveness of the safety net in meeting their needs; and the allocation of resources to organizations that exist to enhance the livelihood of disadvantaged populations.

Progressive Maryland/Progressive Maryland Education Fund
8720 Georgia Avenue, Suite 500
Silver Spring, MD  20910
(301) 495-7004
(301) 495-9463 (fax)
www.progressivemaryland.org

Progressive Maryland is the largest grassroots advocacy organization in Maryland.  Progressive Maryland fights to pass legislation to improve the lives of working families in Maryland and elects candidates who share our values.  Our 25,000 dues-paying individual members provide our political strength, as does our formal partnership with over fifty of Maryland's largest community, faith-based, labor, and civil rights groups.   Our 501(c)(3) partner, the Progressive Maryland Education Fund, conducts independent research and public education on issues critical to the lives of working families.

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center
15 Court Square, Suite 700
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 426-1228
http://www.massbudget.org/

The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center (MBPC) provides independent research and analysis of state budget and tax policies, as well as economic issues, that affect low- and moderate-income people in Massachusetts.

Crittenton Women’s Union
One Washington Mall
2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 536-5651
www.liveworkthrive.org/

Crittenton Women’s Union (CWU) is a Boston-based nonprofit organization, with a mission to transform the course of low-income women’s lives so that they can attain economic independence and create better futures for themselves and their families. CWU provides comprehensive programs, researches new workforce trends for women, and advocates for public policy that will help its clients achieve economic self-sufficiency.

Michigan

Michigan League for Human Services
1115 South Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 202
Lansing, Michigan 48912
(517) 487-5436
(517) 371-4546 (fax)
http://www.milhs.org/

The Michigan League for Human Services (MLHS) is a statewide citizens non-profit organization dedicated to education, research and advocacy for the benefit of low income and other vulnerable citizens in the state of Michigan. MLHS is comprised of over 1,900 organizational and individual members and has served the human services community in Michigan since 1912. The work of MLHS is concentrated in three core areas: educating the public through information gathering and dissemination; advocacy for our constituents; and services to our members. MLHS also undertakes special projects to achieve specific goals and outcomes that are encompassed by one or more of the core areas.

Minnesota

JOBS NOW Coalition
400 Selby Avenue
Blair Arcade West, Suite Q
St. Paul, MN 55102-4520
(651) 290-0240
http://www.jobsnowcoalition.org

Minnesota's JOBS NOW Coalition advances livable wage opportunity through research, education, and advocacy. Founded in 1982, JOBS NOW is the oldest and largest employment policy coalition of its kind in the nation. More than 100 religious, labor, and community organizations put their differences aside to focus on a shared belief: that the opportunity to attain self-sufficiency through work is a fundamental community standard. Since 1995, the Coalition's Job Gap Study has been a catalyst for several dozen other state groups to pursue "economic literacy" research grounded in a standards-based public advocacy model.

Minnesota Budget Project
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
2314 University Ave. W. #20
St. Paul, MN 55114
(651) 642-1904
http://www.mncn.org/bp/

The Minnesota Budget Project provides independent research, analysis, and advocacy on budget and tax issues, emphasizing their impact on low- and moderate-income persons and the organizations that serve them. Our mission is to provide interested citizens, elected officials, and community leaders with timely and accurate information so that they can become more active and effective participants in public policy debates.

Mississippi

Mississippi Economic Policy Center
4 Old River Place
Jackson, MS 39202
(601) 944-4174
(601) 944-0808 (fax)
http://www.mepconline.org/index.php

The Mississippi Economic Policy Center (MEPC) engages in rigorous, accessible and timely analysis to inform the policy debate on issues that affect the economic and social well being of working families and low-wealth Mississippians. An independent, nonpartisan initiative, MEPC is managed by the Enterprise Corporation of the Delta (ECD), a regional financial institution and community development intermediary dedicated to strengthening communities, building assets and improving lives in economically distressed areas in the Mid South. Key MEPC partners include the Mississippi Center for Justice and other organizations that contribute expertise and otherwise provide important guidance and support.

Missouri

Missouri Citizen Education Fund
5585 Pershing Ave., #150
St. Louis, MO 63112
(314) 531-2288
(314) 533-1805 (fax)
http://www.missouriprovote.org/MCEF.asp

The Missouri Citizen Education Fund (MCEF) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that conducts research on critical public policy issues facing our state, and provides training in citizenship skills to increase public participation in the political process.

Nevada

Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada
821 Riverside Dr.
Reno, NV 89503
(775) 348-7557
(775) 348-7707 (fax)
http://www.planevada.org

Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (PLAN) is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the people of Nevada. PLAN was formed in 1994 to bring people and organizations together who are committed to making a positive difference. PLAN provides a vehicle in Nevada for building consensus and collective strategies among progressives on a range of issues including welfare, immigration, taxes, environment, campaign finance reform, economic justice, and reproductive choice.

New Jersey

New Jersey Policy Perspective
137 W. Hanover Street
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 393-1145
http://www.njpp.org

The mission of New Jersey Policy Perspective is to ensure a vigorous, credible, progressive voice is there to promote prosperity and help set the terms of debate in New Jersey on tax, budget and other issues. NJPP recognizes that government has an important role to play in helping people meet their full potential; reliance on the market isn't enough to bring economic justice for all; and a strong public sector is the cornerstone of a civil society. NJPP nurtures and advances ideas through research, analysis and strategic communication, working with grassroots organizations to build alliances for change.

New Mexico

New Mexico Voices for Children
2340 Alamo SE Suite 120
Albequerque, NM 87106
(505) 244-9505
(505) 244-9509 (fax)
http://www.nmvoices.org

New Mexico Voices for Children (Voices) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that has been advocating for social and economic justice for New Mexico's low-income families since 1987. Voices is currently the only progressive policy advocacy organization conducting fiscal analysis and advocating for progressive tax reform in New Mexico. Our Fiscal Policy Project addresses imminent tax and budget issues and develops greater community capacity to understand fiscal policy and advocate for more progressive tax and budget policies.

New York

Fiscal Policy Institute
Upstate Office:
One Lear Jet Lane
Latham, NY 12110
(518) 786-3156

Downstate Office:
11 Park Place, Suite 701
New York, NY 10007
(212) 414-9001
http://www.fiscalpolicy.org

The Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI) is a nonpartisan research organization that strives to increase public and governmental understanding of fiscal and economic issues affecting the quality of life and economic well-being of New York State residents. FPI's work is intended to further the development and implementation of public policies that create a strong, sustainable economy in which prosperity is broadly shared by all New Yorkers. FPI’s Albany and New York City offices regularly release reports on the state budget, economy, and labor markets, in addition to specific policy areas such as TANF funding, the working poor, social insurance, or school finance. FPI also initiated the project, Good Jobs New York, in conjunction with Good Jobs First, in order to support research and public education about the efficacy of economic development efforts in New York State and City.

North Carolina

North Carolina Budget and Tax Center
Post Office Box 28068
Raleigh, NC 27611
(919) 856-2570
http://www.ncjustice.org

The North Carolina Budget and Tax Center (BTC) provides timely, accessible, and credible analysis of state and local budget and tax issues, with a special focus on the impact of state fiscal policy on low- and moderate-income North Carolinians. BTC has released over 100 analyses of fiscal and economic policy issues, has published numerous op-eds (including a weekly column distributed to over 30 small newspapers), and has developed path-breaking community education programs on living standards issues. In January 2001, the BTC co-released WorkingHard is Not Enough, a well-received analysis of the gap between wages and living costs in today's North Carolina.

Ohio

Policy Matters Ohio
Policy Matters Ohio
3631 Perkins Avenue, Suite 4C - East
Cleveland, OH  44114
(216) 361-9801
(216) 361-9810 (fax)
http://www.policymattersohio.org

Columbus Office:
1372 Grandview Avenue, Suite 242
Columbus, Ohio  43212
(614) 486-4601
(614) 486-4603 (fax)

Policy Matters Ohio does research, popular education, and policy advocacy to promote a more fair and prosperous economy. Since its founding in 2000, the group has published more than 150 reports. This research generates more than 400 media stories a year on issues related to work, wages, economic development, tax and budget policy, energy policy, and asset-building. Our work is designed to bring about policies that invest in the future, protect assets, promote opportunity, preserve strong public structures and help Ohio's economy work better for all.

Oklahoma

Community Action Project
4606 S. Garnett, Ste. 100
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74146
(918) 382-3200
(918) 382-3213 (fax)
http://www.okpolicy.org

The Community Action Project (CAP) is a comprehensive anti-poverty agency whose mission is to help individuals and families in need achieve economic self-sufficiency.  CAP’s public policy department aims to promote policies that will benefit low- and moderate- income Oklahomans through research, education, and advocacy.

Oregon

Oregon Center for Public Policy
Post Office Box 7
Silverton, OR 97381-0007
(503) 873-1201
(503) 914-1746 (fax)
http://www.ocpp.org

The Oregon Center for Public Policy (OCPP) is a progressive research organization that provides fast, accurate, credible, and independent policy analysis on fiscal and public policy issues important to low- and moderate-income Oregonians. The OCPP has raised issues of income inequality and low income tax burdens and informed the public debates about welfare reform, poverty, hunger, the economy, and budget priorities. The Oregon Center for Public Policy enjoys a broad-based constituency that includes a variety of community organizing groups, social service agencies (such as the Oregon Food Bank), policy advocates, legal services, organized labor, policy makers, and political activists.

Pennsylvania

Keystone Research Center
412 North Third Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
717-255-7181
http://www.keystoneresearch.org

Keystone Research Center conducts research to identify how Pennsylvania can raise living standards and improve economic performance. Through media outreach, links with key legislators, and collaboration with advocacy, labor, and religious organizations, Keystone injects its policy proposals into state policy debate. Through collaboration with labor, management, and other stakeholders, Keystone helps to create institutions that can improve state social and economic outcomes.

Rhode Island

The Poverty Institute
Rhode Island School of Social Work
600 Mt. Pleasant Avenue
Providence, RI 02908
(401) 456-8512
http://www.povertyinstitute.org

The Poverty Institute develops and promotes policies that improve economic security for low- and modest-income Rhode Islanders and works to ensure tax and budget policies are equitable and adequate to fund public services. The Poverty Institute engages in policy analysis, research, education, and advocacy statewide on issues affecting the well-being of all low- and modest-income Rhode Island residents.

Center for Public Policy Priorities
900 Lydia St.
Austin, TX 78702
(512) 320-0222
http://www.cppp.org

The Center for Public Policy Priorities is a nonpartisan, nonprofit research organization committed to improving public policies to better the economic and social conditions of low- and moderate-income Texans.  The center pursues its mission through independent research and policy development, public education, advocacy, and technical assistance. 

Utah

Voices for Utah Children
747 East South Temple, Suite 100
Salt Lake City, Utah 84102
(801) 364-1182
http://www.utahchildren.org

Voices for Utah Children is the only statewide, multi-issue child advocacy organization that speaks out on behalf of children. We are a credible, nonpartisan, and forceful voice for children and families. For more than twenty years, we have improved children’s lives by combining policy expertise with the power of strategic communications and advocacy to achieve real results.

Vermont

Peace & Justice Center
21 Church Street
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 863-2345
http://www.pjcvt.org/

Vermont Livable Wage Campaign: www.vtlivablewage.org. The Peace and Justice Center is a statewide, membership organization that employs education, advocacy and non-violent activism to address the interconnected issues of economic and racial justice and peace and human rights. For 28 years, the Peace and Justice Center has been a mobilizing force in Vermont. Via our four projects – The Economic Justice Project, Peace and Human Rights Project, Racial Justice Project and the Peace and Justice Store -  the Peace and Justice Center is a leader in the struggle for economic, racial and social justice for all Vermonters. With a membership of over 1,600 people the Peace and Justice Center works at the grassroots to enact change. In addition to the four projects, The Peace and Justice Center publishes a newsletter 10 times a year, broadcasts a weekly television program, The Peace and Justice Review, and operates a library and community center that serves as a meeting place and an incubator for grassroots groups.

Public Assets Institute
PO Box 942
Montpelier, VT 05601
802-223-6677
802-472-6222
fax: by appointment
http://www.publicassets.org/

The Public Assets Institute believes that a fundamental purpose of government is to help improve the wellbeing of all citizens, especially the most vulnerable. PAI conducts research, performs fiscal analysis, and develops policies that mobilize the power and financial resources of government to advance the public good. We provide journalists, advocates, government officials, and ordinary citizens with sound, timely, and understandable analyses of state budgets and taxes, and of the fiscal implications of public policy options. PAI promotes wide democratic discussion of these issues so that public policy will serve the needs and hopes of all Vermonters. PAI is independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit.

Virginia

The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis
P.O. Box 12516
Richmond, VA 23241
(804) 643-2474
http://www.thecommonwealthinstitute.org/

The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis provides credible, independent and accessible information and analyses of state fiscal issues with particular attention to the impacts on low- and moderate-income persons.

Our products inform state fiscal and budget policy debates and contribute to sound decisions that improve the well-being of individuals, communities and Virginia as a whole.

Washington

The Economic Opportunity Institute (EOI) develops new public policies that create ladders for low-income people to climb into the middle class and plug holes so that middle-class families do not fall into poverty. EOI is an activist, progressive, and majoritarian institute that pursues its work through media outreach, public dialogue, and policy initiatives that address the shared economic security concerns of middle-class and low-income workers.

West Virginia

West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy
303 West Washington Street
Charleston, WV 25302-2230
(304) 720-8682  
(304) 342-4300 (fax)
http://wvpolicy.org/contact_us.html

The West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy is a policy research organization that is nonpartisan, nonprofit, and statewide.  It focuses on how policy decisions affect all West Virginians, including low- and moderate-income families, other vulnerable populations, and the important community programs that serve them.  The Center provides accurate, transparent policy analysis and is a credible source of information on state fiscal issues.

Wisconsin

Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS)
University of Wisconsin at Madison
1180 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 263-3889
http://www.cows.org

COWS is a national research center and field laboratory for high road policy experiment in states and metro regions. Based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, COWS' field work currently focuses on economic and workforce development, energy and transportation efficiency, manufacturing modernization, and care work job quality. It provides technical assistance to a wide range of reform-minded groups and civic leaders in these areas, and has an active publications and public education program. COWS also administers the New Cities Project, operates as "mission control" of the Apollo Alliance, and will soon be forming a sister organization, the John R. Commons Center on State Policy Innovation, to provide message and model policy support to state leaders across a wider range of policy concerns.

Institute for Wisconsin's Future
1717 South 12th Street
Room 203
Milwaukee, WI 53204-3300
(414) 384-9094
http://www.wisconsinsfuture.org

The Institute for Wisconsin's Future (IWF) is a statewide policy research and community education center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Our mission is to inform residents about issues affecting their lives and increase citizen involvement in decision making on key state policies. IWF currently has two key areas of work -- public school finance reform and efforts to improve state-tax and support-program policies that impact low-wage working families.

Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, Inc.
555 W. Washington Ave., Suite 200
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 284-0580
http://www.wccf.org

The Wisconsin Council on Children and Families (WCCF) is a multi-issue child and family advocacy organization, providing research, policy analysis, public education and advocacy that lead to improved outcomes for children in the areas of health, economic security, safety and education. We believe that children need strong voices representing them, and so are committed to using research, policy analysis, and public education to raise voices to make every kid count.

Wyoming

Equality State Policy Center
340 West B Street, Suite 203
Casper WY 82601
(307) 472-5939
http://www.equalitystate.org/

The Equality State Policy Center, a broad-based coalition of Wyoming interests, works to hold Wyoming state and local governments accountable to the people they represent and to encourage and assist state residents to participate in public policy decision-making. The ESPC accomplishes these goals through research, public education and advocacy, including publishing the Legislative Accountability Project on-line. It encourages effective citizen participation through voter mobilization efforts, issue identification and research.

Regional EARN Group

Rocky Mountain West

Western Progress
Arizona Office:
345 E. Palm Lane
Phoenix, AZ 85004
(602) 254-2244

Colorado Office:
1536 Wynkoop Street, Suite 510
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 454-3368
http://www.westernprogress.org

Western Progress is an independent, non-partisan organization dedicated to the coordination and advancement of progressive policy solutions in the Rocky Mountain West.

Our vision is a West that honors the ideal of a more just society by advancing an agenda rooted in opportunity, equity, freedom, independence and our shared love of place.