Immigrants have and continue to play a vital role in Georgia’s economic growth. However, regulatory barriers are currently preventing many foreign-born individuals from utilizing their skillsets and fully participating in the state’s economy. With widespread workforce shortages, it is imperative to that our state thinks strategically about how to upskill current workers as well as […]
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MAX Minutes Features Ideas for Social Transformation to Foster Coordinated Care in Metro Atlanta
On Friday, July 23rd, Karen Beavor, President & CEO with the Georgia Center for Nonprofits, Kathryn Lawler, Executive Director with ARCHI, and Karen Cramer, Chief Community Impact Officer with TechBridge joined MAX to share how agencies across metro Atlanta are engaged in active conversations about how to better coordinate care so that those seeking assistance […]
MAX Minutes with Karen Beavor, Kathryn Lawler, and Karen Cramer to Focus on Improving Care Coordination
Agencies across the Atlanta area are discussing how to begin the much needed systems change this last year has laid bare and some have already begun. One common thread to these important conversations is how to coordinate service delivery to both invert the burden away from those seeking assistance and to reduce the growing data […]
MAX Minutes with Rework America Alliance Illustrated Why Skills-Based Practices Matter
On June 25th, Sarah Miller with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta was joined by Debbie Hughes and Jacob Vigil with the Markle Foundation to represent the Rework America Alliance. Together, they discussed why a skills-based approach is a win-win for employers and job seekers. In the session, Hughes and Vigil discussed how this approach […]