Past Webinar

Webinar

Thu., July 30, 2020

Increasing the Payoff to Workers, Employers & Taxpayers: Reframing Public Benefits Cliffs Beyond the Pandemic

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is partnering with The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Robins Foundation, and the City of Richmond Office of Community Wealth Building to support states and employers in identifying career pathways that pay off for workers, employers, and the taxpayer. Join us to learn more about the Career Ladder Identifier and Financial Forecaster (CLIFF) Dashboard, an interactive tool that depicts wages along select career pathways to indicate barriers presented by losses in means-tested public benefits, also known as "benefits cliffs."

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Reframing Public Benefits Cliffs Beyond the Pandemic

Webinar presenters offer solutions for increasing payoffs for workers, employers and taxpayers and introduce an interactive framework called the CLIFF Dashboard — an online tool developed by the Atlanta Fed to help users predict and mitigate potential earnings barriers for workers and inform whether the career pathways they select will be beneficial long-term.

Who Should Attend

Policymakers, employers, philanthropists, workforce and human service providers, higher education officials

Agenda

Thursday, July 30, 2020
10:00 am

Welcome and Overview
Tiffany Hollin Wright, Community Development Regional Manager (VA, WV)
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
10:10 am
Defining and Framing Benefits Cliffs
- Tyonka Rimawi, Program Officer, Community Partnerships, Robins Foundation
- Dr. Patrick Graham, Senior Policy Analyst, City of Richmond, Office of Community Wealth Building
10:20 am

Introduction to Keynote
Dr. Claudia Macaluso, Research Economist
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

10:25 am

Keynote: "Career Paths and Financial Stability for Families"
Dr. Alex Ruder, Principal Advisor, Community and Economic Development
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

10:45 am

Break

10:50 am

Demonstration of the CLIFF Dashboard
Question and Answer
11:10 am
Response Panel
Moderated by Dr. Patrick Graham
- Carlis V. Williams, Regional Administrator, Region IV (Atlanta) and Acting Regional Administrator Region III (Philadelphia), Department of Health and Human Services/Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
- Keisha Smith, Executive Director, Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority
- Matt Guse, Chief Executive Officer, Florida Children’s Council
11:40 am

Question and Answer

11:55 am

Closing Remarks and Wrap Up