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Professional Development

MAX Minutes with the Georgia Center for Opportunity Explored the Impact of the Benefits Cliff

May 21, 2022

On Friday, May 20th, leaders from the Georgia Center for Opportunity (GCO) joined MAX to review their tool for examining the impacts of the “benefits cliff” – a point faced by individuals when earning more income does not outweigh the financial impact of losing government benefits. For many individuals, this reality prevents them from pursuing their career pathway dreams and economic mobility.

GCO’s Eric Cochling, Chief Program Officer & General Counsel, Buzz Brockway, Executive Vice President of Public Policy, and Erik Randolph, Director of Research, reviewed a data tool that enables policy makers and workforce developers to pinpoint how just 25 cents in extra wages can lead to no longer being eligible for SNAP and other benefits. The interactive tool enables users to explore how the benefits cliff impacts individuals with varying demographic and family variables in Georgia and eight other states. Cochling, Brockway, and Randolph provided insights on how better understanding the impacts of the benefits cliff can lead to better outcomes for workforce participants.

Click here for the recording.

Click here to learn more about GCO’s benefits cliff tool.

ABOUT MAX MINUTES

Launched in 2014, the mission of MAX is to advance economic competitiveness in the Atlanta region by strengthening connections, collaborations, and practices among workforce developers and organizations engaged in workforce development.

Through our webinar series, MAX Minutes, MAX seeks to bring timely insights to providers, intermediaries, and other partners in workforce. MAX Minutes features talks by key experts in the Atlanta region and beyond on important workforce matters.

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Launched in 2014, the mission of MAX is to advance economic competitiveness in the Atlanta region by strengthening connections, collaborations, and practices among workforce developers and organizations engaged in workforce development.

Whether you are a service provider, an educational institution, an employer, an intermediary, or funder, MAX is your place to connect into the workforce development community for the metro Atlanta region. Learn more

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