Beyond the Cliff Coalition Partners

Facilitated by the Martha O’Bryan Center, Beyond the Cliff is a network of practitioners focused on eliminating the benefits cliff through policy and innovative solutions that ensure all individuals and their families have the resources and opportunity to work and advance economically. Our work aims to center lived experience, incorporate a diverse group of stakeholders, promote economic dignity, and create political will.

The network is made up of nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, and collaboratives from across the country including:

  • Along the Way

  • Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families + Circles Northwest Arkansas

  • Baby University

  • Benefits Access and Equity Initiative

  • Buffalo Niagara Partnership

  • Chicago Commons

  • Chief Executive Office (CEO) Poverty Alleviation Initiative (PAI)

  • Circles USA + Circles Central Florida & Circles Salt Lake

  • Colorado Collaborative: Colorado Department of Human Services, Torch Technology Solutions, Innovate + Educate

  • Community Action Committee of Pike County

  • Connecticut Two-Generational Initiative: CT Department of Social Services + CT Office of Early Childhood

  • Dane County Employment Training Network & Parsley Solutions

  • DC Department of Human Services

  • Economic Mobility Hub for American Indians + Ramsey County

  • EMPath

  • Episcopal Community Services of Philadelphia

  • Geaux Far Louisiana

  • Georgia Center for Opportunity

  • Goodwill Collaborative: Goodwill of the Southern Piedmont, Goodwill of Kentucky, Goodwill-Easter Seals of Minnesota, Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina, Goodwill of North Georgia, Goodwill Columbus

  • Hennepin County

  • Hispanic Unity of Florida

  • Home for Families

  • Inasmuch Ministry/Circles of Allen County

  • Instituto del Desarrollo de la Juventud

  • Interfaith Community Services

  • Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation

  • KnoHoCo Ashland Community Action

  • Leap Fund

  • LIFT Inc.

  • Living Wage For US

  • Los Angeles Chief Executive Office (CEO) Poverty Alleviation Initiative (PAI)

  • Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services + United Way of Southeast Louisiana

  • Maine Department of Health and Human Services

  • Maine Department of Labor

  • New Directions Career Center

  • One Neighborhood Builders

  • Onondaga County Department of Social Services - Economic Security

  • Shaping Our Appalachian Region, Inc.

  • Springfield WORKS (EDC 413WORKS)

  • Sutherland Institute

  • Tennessee Alliance for Economic Mobility: Martha O'Bryan Center + Tennessee Department of Human Services

  • The Prosperity Agenda

  • Thumb Community Health Partnership

  • Towards Employment + Ohio Workforce Coalition

  • United Way for Greater Austin

  • United Way of Greater Cleveland

  • United Way of Greensboro

  • United Way of Pennsylvania + Campaign for Working Families

  • Upper Cumberland Development District

  • UpTogether

  • Women's Fund of Greater Cincinnati Foundation

  • Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County