New and Noteworthy

It is perhaps a bit ironic that the time of year we celebrate Earth Month coincides with the time of year we also tend to increase our pollution. For many people here in the Bay Area, spring cleaning is a natural way to usher in the much-awaited change in season. Unfortunately, as noted by Sharon Gosselin of The Clean Water Program, “spring cleaning often leads to careless use and disposal of common household products.”

Many...

This Earth Month, we at WAGES thought now would be a great time to reflect on why co-ops are so important to us.

For many, the word “co-op” conjures images of counterculture communes populated by bohemian college students and aging hippies. But as is the case with most stereotypes, little of this is grounded in reality.  As many people are now learning, the cooperative model has provided countless new opportunities to workers, consumers, and business owners from many different backgrounds and...

Did you miss WAGES' webinar? Want to watch it again? Good news, the webinar is now available for viewing!

Watch the recording to learn what it takes for nonprofit, community-based organizations to develop a worker-owned cooperative successfully. Webinar participants will learn best practices in grassroots economic development and gain access to additional cooperative development...

One of the leading forums addressing poverty in the U.S., Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, published a commentary on Monday highlighting WAGES as a resilient model with the capacity to lift low-income individuals out of poverty —even in the midst of an economic downturn.

The commentary, written by WAGES’ Executive Director, Meche Sansores, details the financial, professional, and personal benefits afforded by the...

Everyone likes the sweet smell of a newly air-freshened home, which is why the manufacturers of many household products, from shampoo to cleaners, infuse their products with air freshening and odor masking scents.

But breathing easy has never been so challenging! According to a new report from Women’s Voices for the Earth, tens of millions of Americans, most of them women and children, suffer from serious skin and...

WAGES is hiring a work-study Administrative Assistant. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated, self-starter with excellent time-management skills, the ability to effectively multi-task, and an interest in women’s empowerment, economic development and social enterprises. For more information see our employment page.

WAGES is hiring a Program Associate through the AmeriCorps VISTA program. This is a phenomenal opportunity for a Spanish bilingual college graduate who is interested in women's empowerment, economic development, and social enterprises. Reporting to the Executive Director, the VISTA Program Development Associate will join a team working to advance WAGESʼ program development capacity in 2013-2014, in order to increase the number of living-wage jobs and opportunities for low-income women to acquire and...