A few offerings:
- The Western MA Health Equity Network and the UMass School of Public Health are sponsoring a symposium on Women Behind Bars: Public Health and Criminal Justice Reform on Wednesday, September 27, 4-6 pm at the UMass Campus Center, Room 904. Register here.
- The Mel King Institute is sponsoring a day long training on Group Facilitation: Bringing Community Meetings to Life. Friday, September 29, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm at Way Finders in Springfield. Please click here for details.
- The recent release of the Commonwealth Workforce Coalition’s report “The Road to the Cliff Edge: Understanding Financial Gaps in Public Assistance Programs Available to Massachusetts Families.” To better understand the interaction between public benefit supports and income from work and its impact on overall economic well-being, the Center for Social Policy conducted research on public support program eligibility criteria and regulations. This provides an excellent understanding of the “Cliff Effect” and supports the policy efforts currently underway to address it.
