The first mobile platform to help working Americans access 18 fed/state/local benefits for healthier and more financially secure communities.
Brooklyn, NY
Joined January 2015
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Benefit Kitchen retweeted
So proud @BenefitKitchen we get to work with such strong advocates of community in Brooklyn @MyrtleAveBklyn @BPEricAdams – at Manhattan, NY
“Fort Greene and Clinton Hill have experienced incredible growth and economic development in the past decade, but that cannot be at the expense of leaving behind low-income individuals and households. Benefit Kitchen is important because..."
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Benefit Kitchen retweeted
The #GlobalGoals can only be realized with a strong commitment to partnerships at all levels between Governments, the private sector, civil society & others – @antonioguterres.
Find out how #biz leaders can help transform partnerships: unglobalcompact.org/library/… @AccentureStrat
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We know it. We're building it. xitter.cf/hardlynormal/status/10…
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No economic mobility, no meaningful change in median wage for decades... Poor are going to stay poor in America today @chrishughes #pdf18 We can do better
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There is no welfare queen in America... proportionally more African American women work than white men #pdf18 @chrishughes I’ll add “please stop saying that people are poor because they aren’t working. – at Manhattan, NY
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Single moms already have it hard enough, this economic disparity make life even harder. xitter.cf/unitedwaysca/status/10…
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🙏🏼 @jessimckenzi for the birds eye view of the landscape/nuances of folks trying to do #techforgood #civictech and I’d like to think the reason we need even more @BenefitKitchen @codeforamerica out there innovating. civichall.org/civicist/good-…
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#New #MustRead at @Civicist: Good Tech, Bad Tech - @jessimckenzi reflects on "what is civic tech" and more:
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SNAP increases fetal birth weight, increases likelihood of high school graduation by almost 20%, reduces sick days, lowers health care costs and risk of obesity and diabetes... We should be increasing these outcomes, not cutting them #HandsOffSNAP #FarmBill
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Financial inclusion startups are giving people a voice and agency @BenefitKitchen #empirefintech
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Full house at NY #fintech meetup listening to awesome founders of financial inclusion startups tell their stories @CFSInnovation @bp_income @BenefitKitchen @WiseBanyan @PayPerks
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Talking about financial stability & protecting our older adults during #somos2018 with AM Rodriguez @AARPNY @AAFederation @HispanicFed @BenefitKitchen – at Queens, NY
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Honored to be part of @BPEricAdams's #BrooklynStat vision! @OpenGovInc proud to be counted among other #civictech/#govtech orgs @heatseeknyc, @JustFixNYC, @BenefitKitchen & @ANHDNYC. Shout-outs to @rmplynch & @StefanRingel for your support of Brooklyn Data Commons! #OpenDataWeek
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📣 CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS! Join us TOMORROW night at a volunteer training and be part of our new program with @BenefitKitchen that'll help local families unlock available financial resources. facebook.com/events/2001855… – at Brooklyn, NY
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#FinancialInclusion is #hot in #FinTech - Come see @WiseBanyan @PayPerks @BenefitKitchen @BCCBlockchain and @bp_income at NY Empire FinTech Meetup, next Wed!buff.ly/2HP7AJ3
Benefit Kitchen retweeted
I’m excited to have so many community-based organizations and houses of worship at our training for @BenefitKitchen. We want to make sure #Brooklyn isn’t leaving any resources on the table, be it tax credits, WIC, SNAP, or child care assistance.
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Woah! Amazing turnout tonight for volunteer training with @BenefitKitchen, hosted by @BPEricAdams. We’re excited to launch this new tool on #myrtleave thanks to support of @NYC_SBS. Learn more at myrtleavenue.org/benefit-kit… – at Brooklyn, NY
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Join us, @BPEricAdams & @BenefitKitchen this Thurs for a volunteer training session. Learn to use a benefits screening tool to help people search for and unlock available benefits like SNAP, WIC & more. RSVP at events.r20.constantcontact.c…. #neighborhoodchallenge @NYC_SBS
Benefit Kitchen retweeted
Today for #medicaid you must prove eligibility:
- Income
- Resources
- Age
- Citizenship
- Marriage
- Disability
- Military
Each step is a point of friction and way for state gov to say no for benefits we are eligible for.
Work requirements = ⬆️ friction, ⬇️ covered
