Nearly four in ten of Georgia’s working families with children are “low-income.”1 A low-income family of three with one child earns less than $36,960 per year. This could be the family of a cook at your favorite restaurant and a paraprofessional at your local school, working full-time in the Atlanta metro area and raising one child. Download the full report.
Georgia’s future depends on every community having the tools to thrive. For too long, systemic
Federal funding by congressional district Source: University of Michigan, Federal Education Funding Data Dashboard
Today, U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock introduced the American Family Act , which would expand the
The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute works to advance lasting solutions that expand economic opportunity and well-being for all Georgians.
Georgia Budget & Policy Institute
GBPI is committed to tracking how the state of Georgia raises and spends fiscal resources. As the federal government has promised and provided some of these, cuts to programs and funding on the federal level could have deep and lasting impacts on Georgians and on the state’s ability to meet the needs of all its residents.
Submit public comment on Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage program extension by February 20th – just complete this easily fillable form:
