Cash & Safety Net

Overview

The safety net offers critical supports for Georgians when work is unavailable to them, inappropriate for their circumstances or does not pay enough to make ends meet. When basic needs programs—like cash and food assistance—work well, they support child development, individual health, family stability, and educational and work opportunities. Georgia should strengthen and protect these programs to ensure individuals, families and children can stay nourished and housed during tough times.

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Georgia Passes up $92 Million in Federal Help for People With Disabilities

October 10, 2013
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Georgians with Disabilities Miss Out on $92 Million in Federal Grants

October 10, 2013
Homeless (1) Author

Faulty Premise Leads to “Work Requirements” in Bill that Cuts $39 Billion from Food Stamps

September 27, 2013
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New U.S. Census Report: Georgia’s Child Poverty Ranking Worsens

September 19, 2013
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Georgia’s September Bill is Due, but Unemployed Georgians Stuck with Most of the Tab

September 13, 2013
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Hunger a Struggle for More than One in Six Georgia Households Last Year

September 5, 2013
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About 168,000 Struggling Georgians at Risk as U.S. House Pushes Food Stamp Cuts

August 14, 2013
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GBPI 2014 Primer: Human Services

July 9, 2013
Homeless (1) Author

Unemployment Benefits Will Run Out Faster for Georgians Laid Off After July 1

June 20, 2013

Issue Experts

Ife Finch Floyd

Director of Economic Justice

Former Authors

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Alex Camardelle

Former Senior Policy Analyst, Economic Mobility

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Melissa Johnson

Former Senior Policy Analyst

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