2023 In The News

Welcome to EMPath News. Here you’ll find our latest news and recent press coverage.

December

  1. Dec 19, 2023

    Student loan repayments put a damper on holiday spending — especially for Gen Z and millennials

    Nadra Nittle, 19th News

  2. Dec 18, 2023

    Hello New Beginnings: COTS Reflects on a Year of Overcoming and Achievements

    DBusiness Journal

  3. Dec 15, 2023

    To buy or not to buy? For Gen Zers in Greater Boston, home ownership can feel impossible.

    Diti Kohli & Randy Vazquez, Boston Globe

November

  1. Nov 22, 2023

    What Are You Thankful For?

    Mark Swartz, Early Learning Nation

  2. Nov 16, 2023

    EMPath Welcomes Three New Board Members, Announces New Board Leadership

    Press Release

  3. Nov 6, 2023

    Stop Managing Poverty and Build Bridges to Opportunity with Cheryl P. Johnson and Kim Janey

    Authentically Detroit

  4. Nov 2, 2023

    Breaking the Cycle of Poverty: Insights from COTS and EMPath CEOs

    COTS: The Art of Family Podcast

October

  1. Oct 27, 2023

    Here are the 124 organizations receiving United Way of Mass. Bay funding totaling $56M

    Mass Nonprofit News

  2. Oct 11, 2023

    COTS Detroit Announced as EMPath’s First Certified Member in Research-Backed Economic Mobility Coaching Model – Mobility Mentoring®

    Press Release (EMPath & COTS Detroit)

  3. Oct 10, 2023

    EMPath CEO & Former Boston Mayor Kim Janey Announced as 2023 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellow

    Press Release

September

  1. Sep 14, 2023

    Incomes grew in Greater Boston last year, but not as fast as inflation

    Diti Kohli & Daigo Fujiwara, Boston Globe

  2. Sep 12, 2023

    Child poverty in the U.S. more than doubled in 2022 after pandemic benefits ended

    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News

  3. Sep 12, 2023

    Child poverty in the US jumped and income declined in 2022 as coronavirus pandemic benefits ended

    Mike Schneider, Associated Press

  4. Sep 12, 2023

    Latest poverty data makes clear there are solutions to effectively lift families out of poverty

    Press Statement

August

  1. Aug 23, 2023

    21 Ways to Fix the MBTA Now

    David Bernstein, Boston Magazine

July

  1. Jul 21, 2023

    More than 100 state and local organizations call on elected officials to pass a $600 Child and Family Tax Credit

    Press Release (Children's HealthWatch)

  2. Jul 18, 2023

    Residentes del Cambridge Housing Authority podrán recibir apoyo en la movilidad económica

    Rosanna Marinelli, El Planeta

  3. Jul 12, 2023

    Kim Janey marks her first year at the helm of EMPath

    Boston Business Journal

  4. Jul 12, 2023

    Cambridge Mayor Siddiqui, Local Nonprofit EMPath, and Cambridge Housing Authority Hold Event to Spotlight Launch of Innovative Program & Study Offered to CHA Residents

    Press Release (EMPath & Cambridge Housing Authority)

June

  1. Jun 19, 2023

    EMPath Statement on Juneteenth

    Statement

May

  1. May 30, 2023

    Final Debt Ceiling Agreement Will Bring Deep Harm to Low-Income Families & Individuals

    Press Statement

  2. May 16, 2023

    EMPath partners with Cambridge Housing Authority to offer economic mobility program

    Mass Nonprofit News

  3. May 16, 2023

    Cambridge Housing Authority Residents Now Eligible for Local Innovative Program and Study that Supports Families in Climbing Economic Ladder

    Press Release (Cambridge Housing Authority & EMPath)

  4. May 11, 2023

    EMPath Hosts Annual Gala – the EMPower Celebration – Celebrating Successes Achieved by EMPath’s Program Participants

    Press Release

  5. May 2, 2023

    THRIVEfunds Announces Partnership with Boston-Based Nonprofit Economic Mobility Pathways

    Press Release (THRIVEfunds & EMPath)

April

  1. Apr 25, 2023

    EMPath Applauds Reintroduction of the Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act, Urges Immediate Passage

    Press Statement

  2. Apr 5, 2023

    EMPath to lead Newton's Initiative to Boost Economic Mobility

    Newton News TV

  3. Apr 3, 2023

    Letters: Lawmakers, be bold and lift the crushing burden of child-care costs

    Tiffany Jenkins, EMPath Participant and Advocate, Boston Globe

March

  1. Mar 30, 2023

    Mass. coalition relaunches push to raise earned income tax credit

    Sam Doran, State House News Service

  2. Mar 30, 2023

    In key ways, child welfare system is the very definition of thoughtless

    A Letter to the Editor by Lesli Suggs, President and CEO of The Home for Little Wanderers

  3. Mar 22, 2023

    Rep: On Early Ed It’s About How-To’s, Not Should We's

    Sam Drysdale, State House News

  4. Mar 2, 2023

    STRIVE Receives $100k from Ares Charitable Foundation to Advance Economic Equity for Women in New York and Atlanta

    STRIVE International (Economic Mobility Exchange member)

February

  1. Feb 24, 2023

    Mayor Michelle Wu, Former Mayor Kim Janey To Be Recognized at Boston Arts Academy Foundation Champion Reception

    Jamaica Plain Gazette

  2. Feb 7, 2023

    City of Newton Selects EMPath as Partner to Lead Initiative to Boost Economic Mobility among Local Low-Income Families

    Press Release

January

  1. Jan 25, 2023

    Taking a closer look at Mayor Wu's plan to bring back rent control in Boston

    Mike Sullivan, WBZ-TV (CBS Boston)

  2. Jan 2, 2023

    Learning from lived experience – Toneva Munroe

    Keetie Roelen, Poverty Unpacked