San Antonio experimented with giving people $5,108 no-strings-attached. They spent it on housing and school supplies for their kids.
News – San Antonio, Texas (March 14, 2024) – When Monique Gonzalez received her money from the San Antonio guaranteed basic income pilot, she bought school supplies, shoes, and Christmas gifts for […]
Austin gave low-income residents $1,000 a month with no strings attached. One participant said the payments helped her get her first permanent apartment.
News – Austin, Texas (February 24, 2024) – Stephanie Hendon, 34, lived in a shelter while working as much as possible to provide for her four kids. Her husband was […]
Austin paid 135 families $1,000 a month for a year. Here’s what they spent it on.
News – Austin, Texas (February 22, 2024) – Even with no guidelines, analysts found that nearly every participant used the payments to get ahead on things like rent, child care […]
Austin families given $1,000 a month spent most of it on housing, survey finds
News – Austin, Texas (February 16, 2024) – For a year, 135 low-income Austin households received $1,000 checks each month as a part of the first-ever taxpayer-funded guaranteed income program […]
More Than a Spokesperson: Why Foundations Are Prioritizing External Communications
News (February 7, 2024) -The funding intermediary UpTogether produces a blog, video series and podcast designed to prove that “what you’ve heard – and may believe – about “poor†people […]
Report Lauds Effects of Guaranteed Income Program for Struggling Boston Families
News – Boston, Massachusetts (February 5, 2024) – Aguaranteed income program in Boston, Massachusetts, which began in the summer of 2021, resulted in numerous positive outcomes for recipients, highlights a recently […]
A Boston guaranteed income program gave families $583 a month. It helped them buy first homes and pay off debt.
News – Boston, Massachusetts (February 2, 2024) – A Boston guaranteed income program gave payments of nearly $600 a month for two years to 50 families. By the end of the […]
How families spent an extra $1,000 a month
News – Austin, Texas (February 1, 2024) – The city of Austin gave 135 low-income households $1,000 every month for a year as part of a pilot program and discovered […]
Austin’s guaranteed income payments spent mostly on housing
News – Austin, Texas (January 29, 2024) – A year-long guaranteed income pilot shows Austin participants spent majority of funds on housing. Read more.
El Paso County to provide $500 monthly to dozens of families starting next year
News – El Paso, Texas (December 21, 2023) – Dozens of families across El Paso County will soon be eligible to receive $500 monthly cash payments after county commissioners unanimously […]
New Report Shows Positive Outcomes with Guaranteed Income Pilot Program
News – Santa Fe, New Mexico (December 12, 2023) – The results of the New Mexico Guaranteed Income Pilot Program for Immigrant families are in! Read more here.
Boston explores direct payment program as solution to poverty
News – Boston, Massachusetts (December 4, 2023) – UpTogether’s Jess Ridge discussed Boston’s path to guaranteed income on WGBH’s Greater Boston. Watch here.
Should Boston have a guaranteed basic income program?
News – Boston, Massachusetts (November 28, 2023) – Will Boston try a new approach to tackling poverty? The Boston City Council this week held a hearing to consider a guaranteed basic […]
Pilot program aims to help pull Concord residents out of poverty
News – Concord, California (November 13, 2023) – Monument Impact’s new guaranteed income program is offering 120 single-parent families some breathing room on their journey to economic independence. UpTogether is […]
Invest in People, Not Programs
News – (October, 24, 2023) – Our CEO, Jesús Gerena, writes in NonprofitPro about UpTogether’s mission. Read his column here.
