🟧Economic Equity & Stability
A ranked guide to advocacy groups promoting economic security, fair wages, and opportunities for working families.
The organizations listed here advocate for policies that promote economic equity, stability, and opportunity for low- and middle-income people. Their work includes research, public education, and campaigns to improve wages, job quality, access to health care, and financial security.
Many offer policy briefs, data tools, and action guides to support community and national efforts for economic justice.
About These Advocacy Group Guides: I’ve created more than 60 issue advocacy guides to help people connect with effective organizations and take meaningful action. If you’re interested in other issues, you can explore them all here: Advocacy Groups by Issue.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP)
Develops fiscal policy solutions that reduce poverty and inequality while promoting budget responsibility, including analyses of tax, health, and income support programs.
Economic Policy Institute (EPI)
Conducts research and policy analysis to raise wages and living standards for working families, with a focus on labor markets, inequality, and employment trends.
National Employment Law Project (NELP)
Advocates for good jobs and strong worker protections, focusing on wage standards, unemployment insurance, racial equity in employment, and economic mobility.
Promotes progressive economic policy through research and advocacy on inclusive growth, public investment, racial justice, and corporate power.
Drives a bold economic narrative focused on shared prosperity and inclusive recovery, offering messaging tools and research for policymakers and activists.
Builds grassroots power and coalitions to advocate for workers’ rights, higher wages, union protections, and corporate accountability in the labor market.
Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR)
Produces research and policy recommendations to improve the economic well-being of women, with emphasis on pay equity, family leave, and caregiving policies.
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Advances strategies to help low- and moderate-income workers access better jobs and achieve economic mobility, including employer partnerships and policy solutions.
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
Produces data-driven analysis on employment, wages, inequality, and macroeconomic policy to inform public debate and economic decision-making.
Focuses on asset-building, wealth equity, and financial inclusion, particularly for low-income communities and communities of color, offering tools for local action.
📌 Key Issues in Economic Equity and Stability
Minimum Wage Increases: Raising the federal and state minimum wage helps ensure that full-time work provides a living income and reduces poverty.
Paid Family and Medical Leave: Guaranteed paid leave policies allow workers to care for loved ones without sacrificing financial stability.
Tax Fairness and Wealth Equity: Advocating for progressive tax reforms helps reduce the concentration of wealth and fund vital public services.
Job Training and Education: Expanding access to training, apprenticeships, and continuing education prepares workers for evolving job markets.
Affordable Health Care Access: Ensuring comprehensive, affordable health care reduces financial stress and supports workforce productivity.
Child Care Access and Affordability: Public investment in child care services supports working parents and promotes long-term educational outcomes.
Support for Small Businesses: Policies that assist small businesses with loans, grants, and tax relief can stabilize local economies and foster innovation.
Universal Basic Income (UBI): A guaranteed income policy to provide a safety net for all, reducing inequality and cushioning economic volatility.
Debt Relief and Predatory Lending Reform: Curbing exploitative financial practices and expanding access to affordable credit empowers economically vulnerable households.
Social Safety Net Protections: Safeguarding and expanding programs like Social Security, unemployment insurance, SNAP, and housing assistance.