United Ways of California is grateful to the following media organizations who have promoted the Real Cost Measure, our previous financial stability study that measures the real cost of living in California's communities.

BusinessWire

United Way Real Cost Measure Finds 1 in 3 California Households Struggle to Afford Basic Needs

Capital & Main

The Real Costs of Living in California: A new report from United Ways of California shows that 1 in 3 working families struggle to make ends meet.

Citizen Tribune

United Way Real Cost Measure Finds 1 in 3 California Households Struggle to Afford Basic Needs

Curbed Los Angeles

Report: In LA, high housing prices make it hard to afford basic needs

Daily Democrat

New United Way reports finds 1-in-3 state households struggling

Inland Empire Community News

United Way report finds more than 1 in 3 households struggle to meet basic needs

KCBX FM

Central Coast Voices: Struggling to Stay Afloat

KGTV San Diego

United Way recalculates poverty in California with Real Cost Measure

Lompoc Record

Victoria Conner: Covering the Real Costs of Living Here

The Mercury News

The eye-popping definition of what is “low income” in the Bay Area increases again

What does a 'decent standard of living' cost in California? 1 in 3 households can't afford it

Walters: Diving into California’s shameful poverty crisis

Mortgage Professional America

Housing burden make Californians struggle to stay afloat

Naborly

Podcast Interview: Debunking the Rent-to-Income Ratio

NBC Bay Area

One in Three California Families Doesn't Make Ends Meet: Report

Noozhawk (Santa Barbara)

Forum Reveals Real Cost Measure Faced by Santa Barbara County Residents

The Press Enterprise

36 percent of IE families struggle to stay afloat financially, report says

Sacramento Bee

How do we get all Californians access to affordable health care? ‘Bold action’

Salesforce.org

New Report from United Way Reveals What You Can Do to Help Reduce Poverty

Santa Maria Sun

Officials hold roundtable with United Way about its Real Cost Measure Index

Southern California Public Radio (KPCC) 

Poverty in California by neighborhood: one in three households struggle to make ends meet

The Valley Citizen

Homeless? Poor? It’s the (STUPID!) Economy