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Financial Snapshot (2022)
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FAQ Spanish
Preguntas frecuentes y respuestas sobre la comunidad UpTogether. English General ¿Qué es UpTogether? UpTogether es una organización de cambio de sistemas que reconoce que la pobreza es creada por sistemas, arraigada en el racismo y perpetuada por falsas imágenes de las personas vistas como “pobres”. Su objetivo es cambiar las polÃticas, los sistemas y las […]
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Frequently asked questions and answers about the UpTogether Community General What is UpTogether? UpTogether is a systems change organization that recognizes that poverty is created by systems, rooted in racism and perpetuated by false views of people who some describe as “poor.†UpTogether seeks to change policies, systems and underlying beliefs so that all people in […]
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 agreed to set aside $500,000 to provide financial assistance to households. Read more.
Donors (2022)
Our Donors $1,000,000 to $9,999,999 Google.org* Montgomery County, Maryland* St. David’s Foundation* Bernalillo County* Marin Community Foundation City of Austin* George Kaiser Family Foundation* Santa Fe Community Foundation Crankstart Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation* $500,000 to $999,999 Multnomah County* E. Butt Foundation* Barr Foundation* Greater Cincinnati Foundation* The Kresge Foundation* JPMorgan Chase Foundation* Methodist […]
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Donate  I have a group called Have Faith. It’s only a few of us, but because the UpTogether platform we are able to build close relationships and support each other, rather it’s food, shelter, clothing or a job listing, any resources can help. When UpTogether blessed me, I decided to bless my group back. We […]
Detroit Today: Should Detroit provide guaranteed income to residents?
News – Detroit, Michigan (April 4, 2023) – UpTogether’s Kofi Kenyatta appeared on NPR Detroit to discuss guaranteed income. “As an organization, we recognize that poverty has been created by racist and deficit based systems,†says Kenyatta, “and so in order to alleviate poverty, we also need equity and community centered policies and solutions.” Listen […]
Detroit reparations task force co-chair: Cash payments are only part of potential solutions
News – Detroit, Michigan (April 14, 2023) – Kofi Kenyatta, senior policy director of UpTogether, an organization that influences policies for systemic change, said he hopes the task force will engage the community and that “small-scale” government programming will not suffice. Read more here.
Dallas pilot program helps those facing eviction with $250 for rent
News – Dallas, Texas (December 12, 2022)- A pilot program is helping vulnerable residents in the city of Dallas avoid eviction. It’s funded by the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas with help from community partners such as UpTogether. Read more.
Council approves guaranteed income trial that will send monthly checks to Austin families
News- Austin, Texas // Ben Thompson, Community Impact Newspaper (May 5) The city of Austin is set to begin a one-year trial run of a pilot that will provide 85 local families with $1,000 monthly checks following a recent 8-1 City Council vote. The $1.18 million guaranteed income pilot’s funding, including the monthly payments and […]
