Association of Community Services Releases Making Ends Meet

Association of Community Services Releases Making Ends Meet in Howard County September 21

Study Reveals Low Wage Workers at Financial Risk as Incomes Rise.

Making Ends Meet in Howard County, the first comprehensive look at Howard County’s low wage workers, will be released September 21 by the Association of Community Services at its September 21 General Meeting.The meeting is free.

Making Ends Meet uncovers a strong correlation between public assistance and self-sufficiency—the ability of low-income households to feed, clothe and house themselves, get medical care, pay taxes, and travel to work. Findings highlight financial risks Howard County families face as they move  from dependence on public benefits to self sufficiency while working in jobs that pay too little to meet the County's high cost of living. The report was prepared by researchers from Johns Hopkins University’s Institute for Policy Studies for the Policy Analysis Center on behalf of ACS. ##