Keeping Afloat: Helping Small Business Employees Make Ends Meet
July 2006
Toolkit for Employers:
Toolkit for Employees:
Appleseed Supportive Services Report: Eligibility, Attitudes and Barriers
May 2006
This report summarizes the findings of a series of surveys concerning the attitudes and knowledge of small business owners about government programs, including food stamps, EITC, health care, and child care subsidies, to benefit their low-wage workers. [ Download/View File ]
Attitudes and Opinions of Small Businesses in Alabama, Nebraska and Washington
March 2006
This study provides the raw data from a survey of small businesses in Washington, Alabama, and Nebraska, delineating their attitudes and opinions about helping their employees gain access to public benefit programs. [ Download/View File ]
Hunger in Washington State
Basic Food Education and Outreach Program Efforts: Determining the Variables for a Best Practices Analysis
By Kelsey Beck
June 2006
The paper examines the elements necessary for a successful outreach program in the effort to increase participation in the Basic Food program in Washington. [ Download/View File ]
It Takes a Parent: Transforming Education in the Wake of the No Child Left Behind Act
September 2006
This report, prepared by the Appleseed Foundation, in collaboration with Washington Appleseed and other local Appleseed Centers, addresses the vital role of parents and guardians in achieving student and school success. It looks at how parental involvement currently works, what the law requires, and recommends improvements. [ Download/View File ]
It Takes a Parent: Suporting Success for All Students by Engaging Families
Findings for Washington State
By Kelly Warner-King
September 2006
This document describes the preliminary findings based on focus groups conducted with sixty parents of Washington public school students and interviews with community-based organizations in three Washington communities. It describes parents' relationship with schools and makes recommendations for improving the quality of parent engagement efforts. [ Download/View File ]
Funding the Future: States' Approaches to Pre-K Finance
By Diana Stone
February 2006 & Update in February 2008
In light of research findings that overwhelmingly support the benefits of pre-kindergarten, policymakers nationwide have stopped asking, "Why provide pre-k?" and begun asking, "How do we fund pre-k?" Washington Appleseed, in collaboration with Pre-K Now, has prepared a report on how states have funded their pre-k programs.
For the 2006 report, please see: [ Download/View File ]
For the updated 2008 report, please see: [ Download/View File ]
