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Systems Change
Changing Systems So Everyone Can Thrive The Problem with the Current System  The majority of programs and policies directed at people with limited incomes are:  Generally needs-based, which disincentivizes initiative. This adds to the negative perception of families and individuals experiencing financial hardship as liabilities rather than assets. Contributors to the “cliff effect,†[…]
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Stories of Impact Meet Alisha Alisha is a longtime East Oakland resident celebrating 14 years drug-free, 3 years of sobriety and raising her 8-year-old grandson, all while starting a nonprofit to help others in her community. Meet Lionel Lionel sets goals and goes after them. He’s well on his way to becoming a property owner […]
Should El Paso give out cash to families in need?
News – El Paso, Texas (October 22, 2023) – The city of El Paso may soon begin doling out $500 in cash every month to dozens of households across the city – if the city can find $500,000 to fund the program and City Council approves the pilot. Read the story 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 income program for its poorest residents. Read more here.
San Antonio Families Elevated in Cash without Conditions Approach to Addressing Poverty
News- San Antonio, Texas // Iris Dimmick- (July 19, 2022) Families in San Antonio impacted by monthly investments from innovative Guaranteed Income Pilot that values access to cash without conditions as the solution to addressing the city’s poverty challenges. Read the story here.
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 her children. Read more here.
Restorative Reentry Fund Launched in Oakland
 Restorative Reentry Fund Launched in Oakland Community Works and UpTogether partner on pilot for 38 justice-involved individuals February 28, 2023 (Oakland, California): Community Works (CW), an Oakland nonprofit that provides wraparound services for people impacted by the justice system, launched a guaranteed income pilot for 38 individuals. The participants are receiving $1,000 a month for […]
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 published study by the groups that organized the program. Read more here.
