The Elder Economic Security Initiative^TM project in California, which this report contributes to, is led by the Insight Center for Community Economic Development, Oakland, California, with the guidance of a statewide steering committee. The California project is part of a national initiative led by Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW), Washington, DC, which holds the trademarks to Elder Economic Security Standard Index, Elder Economic Security Initiative project, and Elder Index. The national methodology was developed by the Gerontology Institute at UMass-Boston and WOW. The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research assisted in refining the methodology and applied it to California. California funding has been provided by: California Community Foundation, The California Endowment, California Policy Research Center, The California Wellness Foundation, Council on Aging-Silicon Valley, The Health Trust, LA City Department of Aging, LA County AAA, UC-Program on Access to Care, United Way of the Bay Area, WOW, Y&H Soda Foundation.