Springfield WORKS Cliff Pilot Awarded $700,000 from The Massachusetts Community Health and Healthy Aging Funds

Springfield WORKS is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a $700,000 grant from The Massachusetts Community Health and Healthy Aging Funds (The Funds). Created in 2017 when the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) completed a landmark revision if its Determination of Need regulation, the Funds work to address the root causes of…

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Bridge to Prosperity Cliff Pilot Featured in the Boston Globe!

We’re thankful to the Boston Globe for shedding light on the Cliff Effect through the story of Ariela Reynoso. Her story is powerful but sadly not uncommon. These barriers exist for working families across the state—keeping individuals in lower paying jobs while driving instability and turnover in the workforce ecosystem. If you have yet to…

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Springfield WORKS and Partners Host Cliff Effect Legislative Briefing at the Massachusetts Statehouse

On Tuesday, April 2nd, Springfield WORKS, in partnership with The Foodbank of Western Massachusetts, Western Mass Economic Development Council, and the Economic Pathways Coalition MA, hosted a legislative briefing at the Massachusetts State House. The event aimed to draw attention to the urgent need for sustained support in addressing benefit cliffs, otherwise known as “cliff…

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Springfield WORKS and Partners Host Roundtable with Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President to Discuss Local Economic Issues, Cliff Effects

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan M. Collins visited Western Mass to learn about the economic challenges and opportunities present in the area. Springfield WORKS and our partners were able to discuss the Cliff Effect, our Pilot Program & the positive impacts we can have on the Commonwealth. Springfield WORKS is a workforce development…

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Springfield WORKS Cliff Effect Pilot Program Approved by State Legislature

Springfield WORKS is celebrating a major breakthrough in its Cliff Effects initiative. Legislation supported by Springfield WORKS and the Economic Pathways Coalition of Massachusetts was finally approved by the state legislature after years of effort. The legislation will create a pilot program to test the use of a net financial resources offset provided through the…

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Managing the Cliff Effect (Viewpoint)

Mass Live and the Springfield Republican recently published the story of our team’s Community Alignment Specialist, Eneida Molina! In the article, she shares her experience navigating the cliff effect and argues that legislation should be passed to help eliminate the cliff effect for others. Read More at MassLive.

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