Learn more about the resources and best practices informing our recommendations in our References section.

[1] SarahTreuhaft, “Building an Equitable Economy from the Ground Up.”PolicyLink, 2015, https://www.policylink.org/aic-building-an-equitable-economy-from-the-ground-up
[2] “California Governor Brown Signs Fair Chance Act, extending ‘Ban the Box’ to Private Employers,” National Employment Law Project (blog), October 15, 2017, http://www.nelp.org/news-releases/california-governor-brown-signs-fair-chance-act-extending-ban-the-box-to-private-employers/.
[3] For more see: http://prattcenter.net/eie/strategies/
[4] Chris Schildt, “Key Strategies to Advance Equitable Growth in Regions,” Sustainable Communities Series (PolicyLink, 2015), http://www.policylink.org/sites/default/files/Eq_Growth_Strategy_Guide-03c.pdf.
[5] Schildt.
[6] Schildt.
[7] PolicyLink, “Worker-Owned Cooperatives,” All-In Cities Policy Toolkit (blog), accessed December 29, 2017, http://allincities.org/toolkit.
[8] Treuhaft.
[9] Treuhaft, “Building an Equitable Economy from the Ground Up.”
[10] Tim Lohrentz, “Tools for Advocates of Limiting Payday Lending: How Your Community Can Limit Payday Lending through Municipal Land-Use and Other Ordinances” (Insight Center for Community Economic Development, June 2013), http://ww1.insightcced.org/uploads/assets/paydaylending/plat.pdf.
[11] Tanu Kumar et al., “Prototyping Equity Report.”
[12] Adam Friedman, Jenifer Becker, and Joan Byron, “Making Room for Housing and Jobs” (Pratt Center for Community Development, May 2015), http://prattcenter.net/sites/default/files/making_room_for_housing_and_jobs_may_5_2015_0.pdf.
[13] Treuhaft, “Building an Equitable Economy from the Ground Up.”
[14] PolicyLink, “Financial Empowerment Centers,” All-In Cities Policy Toolkit (blog), accessed December 29, 2017, http://allincities.org/toolkit.
[15] Tim Lohrentz, “Tools for Advocates of Limiting Payday Lending: How Your Community Can Limit Payday Lending through Municipal Land-Use and Other Ordinances.”
[16] PolicyLink, “Worker-Owned Cooperatives.”
[17] Sara Stephens, “Draft Worker Cooperative Ordinance” (Sustainable Economies Law Center, December 2015), http://www.theselc.org/worker_coop_city_policies#sample.
[18] Stephens.