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and we run out of money, and I have to re-enter the work world at a lower rate per hour than I can earn Miller To learn more about Scott Miller, please see his website  here .

Most important is that the lived experiences of poverty–our stories, memories, and hard-learned lessons–shape

I learned I was a master at putting out fires but inept as to how to keep them from igniting.

I went back to school and earned my high school diploma at age 22. The more James and I went to Circles, the more we learned. We were in Circles for about two years when we officially crossed over the poverty line, earning 200%

I was learning how to rebuild my life as I worked my way through the Circle Leader training.

2022, American women were typically paid 83 cents for every dollar that a white, non- Hispanic man earns That’s the key to advocacy, that’s the key to change.” … Learn more about CUSA’s Women’s History Month

My passion lies in designing engaging, thought-provoking, and impactful learning experiences that foster

coalition recommends the following reforms for policymakers: Modify how government assistance is reduced as earnings Align the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) to support the transition off public benefits. “When increased earnings result in a sudden loss in family stability, it can disincentivize hard work Learn more about Beyond the Cliff at www.beyondthecliffcoalition.org Read all about benefits cliffs,

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I learned that self-erasure is not perseverance. Strength does not require silence.

assistance programs such as childcare subsidies and Medicaid remove benefits faster than people can earn pro-rating the exit ramp from these programs, the government creates a financial crisis for workers as they earn Miller To learn more about Scott Miller, please see his website  here .

the cliff effect (i.e., the gap created when sharp decreases in public assistance occur before new earned Tennessee is a win for our entire Circles USA community of practice,” said Kamatara Johnson, CUSA Chief Learning