Economic Pathways Coalition

We are dedicated to promoting economic advancement for working families and removing income cliffs that keep people from advancing their careers

[Springfield WORKS @SpfldWORKS]

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

[Economic Pathways Coalition @EconPathwaysMA]

Thank you @EricLesser for your strong leadership on this issue!

[Eric Lesser @EricLesser]

The creation of the cliff effect pilot program is a tremendous victory for workers and families throughout the Commonwealth.

Yesterday, we celebrated our efforts in getting it over the finish line.

[WWLP-22News @WWLP22News]

Massachusetts Cliff Effect pilot program developed for families above income limit for public assistance https://t.co/kN15UGh7VK

[dcreight @DawnCreighton]

SpringfieldWorks, EDC, Food Bank launch program to help families avoid ‘cliff effect’ as they rise on the economic ladder https://t.co/knu20ji83T

[Economic Pathways Coalition @EconPathwaysMA]

#cliffeffect #mapoli #economicdevelopment @FoodBankWMA @SpfldWORKS @rsullivanWMEDC @EricLesser @Vote4gonzalez @ Pat Duffy

[Economic Pathways Coalition @EconPathwaysMA]

Thank you to everyone who joined us today to celebrate our Cliff Effect Pilot Program! We are so excited to get started with implementation and could not have done it without our amazing coalition, our incredible sponsors, and the help of so many other organizations

[Economic Pathways Coalition @EconPathwaysMA]

#cliffeffect #mapoli #economicdevelopment @SpfldWORKS @rsullivanWMEDC @FoodBankWMA @EricLesser @Vote4gonzalez

[Economic Pathways Coalition @EconPathwaysMA]

Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate the passing of our Cliff Effect Pilot Program!

[Food Bank of Western Massachusetts @FoodBankWMA]

Thank you so much to @SpfldWORKS, Western Mass EDC, and everyone who joined us this morning to celebrate the Cliff Effect Pilot Program!

[One Family Inc. @onefamilyinc]

The Advocacy Team was joined by Anne Kandilis from @SpfldWORKS, Laura Sylvester from @FoodBankWMA, & Gabriella Chiarenza from the Federal Reserve System's communications team. Shout out to Co-Chair Nakita for facilitating!

Learn more about the A-Team at https://t.co/XY1feiMOZn

[Economic Pathways Coalition @EconPathwaysMA]

THANK YOU @FoodBankWMA @rsullivanWMEDC @WCACinfo @AspenInstitute and the MA Legislature! #mapoli #cliffeffect #economicdevelopment

[Economic Pathways Coalition @EconPathwaysMA]

BREAKING NEWS: Our Cliff Effect Pilot Program is included in the Economic Development bill!! A huge thank you to @EricLesser @Vote4gonzalez and Rep. Pat Duffy for championing this

[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

[Springfield WORKS @SpfldWORKS]

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

[Economic Pathways Coalition @EconPathwaysMA]

#cliffeffect #EconomicDevelopmentBill #mapoli #economicdevelopment @SpfldWORKS @FoodBankWMA @WCACinfo @rsullivanWMEDC @EricLesser @Vote4gonzalez @ Rep. Pat Duffy

[Economic Pathways Coalition @EconPathwaysMA]

Thank you @AIMBusinessNews for your support. We agree that passing the Economic Development bill is critical to strengthening MA's economy and eliminating the cliff for working families! https://t.co/YOQd3eCcvY

[Economic Pathways Coalition @EconPathwaysMA]

Thank you @ChelseaSedani for illustrating why coaching is a vital component for mitigating #cliffeffects. We look forward to continuing to work with you to disrupt poverty by passing the Econ Development bill and cliff effect pilot!

[Chelsea Sedani @ChelseaSedani]

Our system penalizes families for making progress! It’s time to make the cliff effect pilot a reality so we can mitigate #cliffeffects, provide families with mentoring & help them move forward. Grateful to partner with @econpathwaysMA @foodbankWMA @SpfldWORKS #mapoli

[Economic Pathways Coalition @EconPathwaysMA]

Thank you @EricLesser for championing this pilot! We're looking forward to working toward eliminating Cliff Effects for MA families. #mapoli

[Springfield WORKS @SpfldWORKS]

@EricLesser https://t.co/TNFr2JxvO7 @EconPathwaysMA @rsullivanWMEDC @FoodBankWMA @WCACinfo @MAWorkforce @WorkforceSolGrp @AspenAscend @National_Fund @SkillWorks_MA Let's get this done!

[Economic Pathways Coalition @EconPathwaysMA]

@WCACinfo @SpfldWORKS @rsullivanWMEDC @FoodBankWMA @Vote4gonzalez #mapoli #cliffeffect

[Economic Pathways Coalition @EconPathwaysMA]

Thank you to @EricLesser for your leadership on Amendment #491 and thank you to our coalition partners and cosponsors!

[Economic Pathways Coalition @EconPathwaysMA]

#cliffeffect #economicdevlopment #mapoli #workforcedevelopment

[Economic Pathways Coalition @EconPathwaysMA]

AMAZING NEWS! Amendment #491, Pilot to Help Working Families Mitigate the Effects of the Cliff Effect, has made it into the Senate Economic Development bill proposal! Thank you to all who reached out to their legislators and advocated for this cause.