Springfield WORKS

Springfield WORKS: Working Together to Create Pathways to Economic Opportunity

[Springfield WORKS @SpfldWORKS]

Our Director, Anne Kandilis, will be joining @ClevelandFed for their #FedTalk discussing how the #BenefitsCliff impacts individuals and families, employers, policymaking, and the #economy overall.

Register for the event and join from wherever you are! https://t.co/IrG2alhQpe

[Springfield WORKS @SpfldWORKS]

Follow this link to read the full article:

https://t.co/GnaDWhDDAe

[Springfield WORKS @SpfldWORKS]

@BostonFed President Susan M. Collins visited Western Mass to learn about the economic challenges and opportunities present in the area.

Springfield WORKS was able to discuss the Cliff Effect, our Pilot Program & the positive impacts we can have on the Commonwealth.

[WCAC @WCACinfo]

1/3 Such a wonderful morning yesterday celebrating all of our 2023 Resiliency Award honorees! Thankful for all their efforts and for everyone who joined us! #WeAreCommunityAction #BeCommunityAction

[Springfield WORKS @SpfldWORKS]

We are so excited to share that our Director, Anne Kandilis, was honored the other day at @WCACinfo 2nd Annual Resiliency Awards ceremony!🎉🎉

This award is given to those who are making a difference in the lives of those within our community! Congratulations, Anne!

[Springfield WORKS @SpfldWORKS]

Are you looking for work? Out of work and not sure how to find it? Need a job but not sure what you want to do?
Holyoke Community College offers a Job Readiness Training course and is actively recruiting new members!
Let us help you find your new career:
https://t.co/xnDNeIqxOc

[Springfield WORKS @SpfldWORKS]

As a part of the CERP grant, we teamed up with Hope for Youth & Families Foundation to add a trauma-informed lens to our Ready, Willing, and Able assessment.
By adding the trauma-informed lens we hope to make the assessment even more inclusive, equitable, and informative!

[Springfield WORKS @SpfldWORKS]

We are so excited to be on the forefront of the #benefitscliff work here in Massachusetts and across the nation!

[Richmond Fed @RichmondFed]

Anne Kandilis, director of the community coalition @SpfldWORKS in Massachusetts, describes her organization’s approach to helping people navigate a #benefitscliff as “a hand up, not a handout.” Check out the story via @FedCommunities https://t.co/QjFR2Zgu0o

[Springfield WORKS @SpfldWORKS]

We are excited to share a free training opportunity from our friends @HolyokeCC

With this program you can learn new skills, improve upon your current ones and earn your Line Cook Certification!

Let us help you take the next step in your culinary career: https://t.co/Eke59iTbSx

[Fed Communities @FedCommunities]

Community organizations like @SpfldWORKS want to help people navigate #benefitscliffs. Peruse our latest story to find out how organizations are helping individuals manage and potentially overcome benefits cliffs ⛰️. https://t.co/L5bIoch2ep

[Springfield WORKS @SpfldWORKS]

Recently @BusinessWest413 spoke with @rsullivanWMEDC about the push to get Cliff Effect legislation passed, the benefits to individuals and the Commonwealth, and where we will go from here!

Read more at the link below...
https://t.co/HdhaQ3Pyqe

[Springfield WORKS @SpfldWORKS]

@AspenAscend is hosting policy-change leaders, community-based organizations, and expert advisors from across the U.S.

We'll be there talking about employer development to mitigate the benefits cliff!

Stay tuned for insights & updates...

https://t.co/3y2cPMF91b

[Springfield WORKS @SpfldWORKS]

Springfield WORKS and @FoodBankWMA are working together to create a Cliff Effect Pilot Program!

This program will support 100 families throughout the Commonwealth in overcoming the benefits cliff and growing their economic mobility.

Watch below to learn more!

[Mass Appeal @MassAppealWWLP]

How the "Cliff Effect" is affecting local families https://t.co/YMosfBXiBs

[Springfield WORKS @SpfldWORKS]

@FedCommunities Support family prosperity by removing benefit cliffs and benefit plateaus.#cliffeffects @EconPathwaysMA @rsullivanWMEDC @WCACinfo @Baystate_Health @AspenAscend

[Fed Communities @FedCommunities]

A benefits plateau can feel like running in place; not falling behind but not getting ahead. A plateau is when each additional dollar someone earns cost them a dollar in #benefits. Check out our latest story for more. https://t.co/L5bIoch2ep

[Springfield WORKS @SpfldWORKS]

@MassEOHED @mtwyouth @MikeKennealy @ashleystolba @JuanVegaEOHED Thank you @MassEOHED! @rsullivanWMEDC @Start__S1 @HolyokeCC @MassHireSpfld and the rest of the CERP partners.

[Springfield WORKS @SpfldWORKS]

Solving the benefits cliff can't wait. https://t.co/zq9WzkNQfz @rsullivanWMEDC @EconPathwaysMA @FedCommunities @wmnmoneymatters @WCACinfo @LauraSylvester @EneidaMolina8 @National_Fund @AspenAscend @EricLesser @Vote4gonzalez

[WCAC @WCACinfo]

Happening tomorrow & Wednesday! November 15 and 16, 2022 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Click link to view list of participating employers and to register!
https://t.co/HAPLAM9qTS

[Eric Lesser @EricLesser]

Great news! Today we sent our ec dev package to @MassGovernor’s desk! As Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Economic Development & Emerging Technologies, I am grateful that we crafted a final bill that addresses the pressing concerns that families and workers face in MA. 1/4

[Springfield WORKS @SpfldWORKS]

Thank you @EricLesser and the Western Mass delegation for your hard work on this! We are grateful. @FoodBankWMA @SpfldWORKS @EconPathwaysMA

[Eric Lesser @EricLesser]

The bill also includes $1 million for a new Cliff Effect Pilot Program, which I worked on in partnership with Reps. Duffy and Gonzalez, @SpfldWORKS, @AnneKandilis, @rsullivanWMEDC, @FoodBankWMA, @LauraSylvester, and countless others in our coalition. 3/4