News & Events

December

Dec 17, 2019

$400,000 grant funding job training program for people overcoming traumatic events

Minneapolis nonprofit Avivo is using a $400,000 grant from Thrivent Financial to launch a two-year job-training program to help people who have experienced trauma.
Dec 16, 2019

Princeton Area Community Foundation awards $186,000 in grants to local nonprofits

Grant awarded for Mobility Mentoring® program in New Jersey
Dec 10, 2019

Harvard research: Impact of poverty begins in the womb, but it doesn't have to

The dangers of fetal exposure to alcohol, drugs and lead are widely known by now. But researchers have found increasing evidence of another potential threat to babies in utero: toxic stress.

Nov 4, 2019

First employment series for older adults announced

The City of Boston is connecting people 55 and older to employers and opportunities at its first employment series for older workers.
Nov 1, 2019

Should the state double the exemption taxpayers can claim for dependents?

Chelsea Sedani, Weymouth resident and Director of Advocacy at Economic Mobility Pathways (EMPath), says no.

Oct 7, 2019

Armenian Deputy Minister Visits Boston for Knowledge Exchange Initiative

Zhanna Andreasyan, the Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, recently concluded a week-long visit to Boston to examine best practices to address a wide range of social issues such as domestic violence, mental health, children services and poverty.
Oct 2, 2019

Episcopal Community Services Announces Its Lineup for the Forum on Justice & Opportunity (FOJO)

2019 Forum on Justice & Opportunity Features Local and National Experts Redefining What it Takes to Combat Poverty.

Sep 11, 2019

$2.2 million in grants awarded to community organizations

$2.2 million was awarded to 51 organizations that promote economic mobility for low-income Boston residents, serving over 4,000 residents across the City
Sep 10, 2019

A 0.5% drop in the official poverty rate is not a cause for celebration

Today the U.S. Census Bureau released its findings for the 2018 Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage and Supplemental Poverty Measure. The first report tells us about poverty in America without the assistance of anti-poverty programs. The second report tells us how effective those programs are at moving citizens above the poverty rate listed in the first report.

Jul 24, 2019

What should our next moonshot be?

EMPath President & CEO Beth Babcock contributed to The Boston Globe's special feature marking the anniversary of the moon landing
Jul 9, 2019

Cambridge Nonprofits Receive $30,000 Planning Grants from City's Community Benefits Fund

City of Cambridge names EMPath Exchange member as grant recipient
Jul 2, 2019

Coalition forms around early education, care

A new coalition, inspired by the success of groups who advocated for last year’s paid family and medical leave law, is working to develop a plan to give Massachusetts families easier access to affordable, high-quality early childhood education and care
Jul 1, 2019

Boston nonprofit and family foundation partner to expand childhood poverty intervention

Announcement of the expansion of the Intergenerational Mobility Project (Intergen)

Jun 20, 2019

Two women tell how EMPath mentors guided them out of poverty into stability

The Career Family Opportunity graduation celebration covered by the Dorchester Reporter
Jun 5, 2019

Hike in state’s EITC would lift countless families out of poverty

EMPath staff interviewed for a story on the importance of raising the state Earned Income Tax Credit

May 21, 2019

Mobility Mentoring: A Pathway to Success for Students and Families

EMPath Exchange member Wash. State Department of Children, Youth, and Families gets coverage for Sound to Harbor Early Learning Programs
May 16, 2019

Why we celebrate Economic Independence Day

EMPath Exchange member Episcopal Community Services also celebrated Economic Independence Day
May 2, 2019

United Way uses 'mobility mentoring' to help working mothers 'Aspire' for financial security

Changing lives is what motivated Meredith Larsen to become a case manager at ForKids, inc. — and what continues to drive her as she becomes a mobility mentor through the Aspire Partnership.

Apr 23, 2019

Local woman improving family's quality of life with help of public housing

Public housing provides a place for low-income individuals and families who can't afford Bay State rent. Karen Anderson introduces us to a local woman who's working to better herself with help.
Apr 16, 2019

Could an Idea for Fighting Poverty Be Worth a Billion Dollars?

Amid celebrations of big-money deals, some ideas for alleviating poverty.
Apr 9, 2019

EMPath Selected as JFF's $1 Billion Wage Gain Challenge Winners at ASU GSV Summit

SAN DIEGO and BOSTON, April 9, 2019 -- JFF, a national nonprofit that drives transformation in the American workforce and education systems, today announced Cell-Ed Works and EMPath as the winners of the $1 Billion Wage Gain Challenge. Supported by Schmidt Futures, this competition sought ideas to raise the annual wages of at least 100,000 workers by $10,000 or more by the end of 2021 for a total impact of $1 billion. The purpose of the challenge was to address the national issue of wage stagnation.
Apr 1, 2019

New Report: Coaching Parents for Economic Mobility Positively Influences Childhood Development

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) recently released a report which shows that engaging in economic mobility coaching with parents correlates with future success in school for their children.

Jan 12, 2019

EMPath Exchange Member Implements Model

John Everett Till and the Family Partnership help families help themselves The nonprofit is the first in Minnesota to test a grant-funded program that sends coaches into at-risk households weekly for up to 18 months.