The Solution Cup

If we remove the social security income cap and start taxing those who make a half a million dollars per year right now, our social security funding crisis would be solved instantly! Watch the full episode #1 with change agent Kevin S Beckford Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why are people working full-time and still living in poverty? This episode offers solutions to one of the biggest challenges facing our society right now: poverty due to unliveable minimum wages and a broken Social Security system. Special guest host and podcast producer Jazzy T introducesKevin Spencer Beckford as a prime example of our motto "Be the Change You Wish to See in the World". From raising wages at the University of Rochester, to rewriting policy as the first Black man elected to the Pittsford Town Board, to driving strangers to job opportunities during the pandemic, Kevin proves that change happens when you stop waiting and start using your own position, power, and agency to create it. 👉 Key Moments☕ How Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative revealed the truth about the working poor☕ How that data pushed the University of Rochester to raise wages☕ How that momentum sparked the Level Up movement across organizations☕ Why Kevin worked as a Rideshare Driver and Director of DEI at U of R simultaneously Because the real solution to poverty isn’t charity.It’s access. It’s opportunity. It’s action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This season of The Solution Cup goes where most conversations stop. You already know the problems in society, it's time to activate your role in the solutions. ☕ Mental health as a first response—not a last resort ☕ Housing shortages rooted in policies ☕ Leadership that actually reflects the communities it serves ☕ AI’s real impact on access, and opportunity ☕ How to Raise the minimum wage to a liveable wage This isn’t about what leaders should do. It’s about what happens when we the people get involved to force change. If you’ve ever felt like the issues are too big, too complex, or too far gone, this podcast was designed to challenge that. 🎧 Press play. Be the change you wish to see in the world! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices