Alex Camardelle Reports Worker Justice Women Mean Business: State Strategies to Close the Women’s Wealth Divide Through Entrepreneurship in Georgia April 29, 2019 / October 13, 2026 by Alex Camardelle Download PDF Georgia ranks second in the nation for the growth of women-owned businesses.[1] Women own about 40 percent of Georgia firms.[2] Entrepreneurship remains a powerful way for women to propel themselves along the path to economic prosperity. Still, while the number of women business owners is growing fast in Georgia, they lag significantly behind […] Read more » business Economic Security economy entrepreneurship equity wealth divide wealth gap women
Alex Camardelle Blog Cash and Safety Net Fact Sheets Introducing PROSPER Georgia March 29, 2019 / May 26, 2020 by Alex Camardelle | 1 Comment on Introducing PROSPER Georgia Read more »
Alex Camardelle Cash and Safety Net Fact Sheets Quick Facts: Low Wages and Steep Cliffs February 26, 2019 / May 26, 2020 by Alex Camardelle What is the Cliff Effect? The cliff effect occurs when an individual abruptly loses their assistance as a result of changes in income or work activities. Safety net programs that have income thresholds or work activity requirements are well known for their cliff effects. Many argue that the cliff effect reinforces a culture of dependency […] Read more »
Alex Camardelle Cash and Safety Net Reports Low Wages and Steep Cliffs February 22, 2019 / October 13, 2026 by Alex Camardelle | 2 Comments on Low Wages and Steep Cliffs Download PDF Recommendations to Eliminate the Cliff Effect in Georgia’s Safety Net Programs The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Childcare and Parent Services (CAPS) program act as safety nets for many hardworking Georgians by providing a line of defense against poverty, fulfilling basic needs and encouraging economic mobility. Specifically, these supports are essential […] Read more »
Alex Camardelle Cash and Safety Net Fact Sheets Food Stamp Requirements and Time Limits (ABAWDS) February 10, 2019 / March 15, 2021 by Alex Camardelle Food Stamp Work Requirements and Time Limits (ABAWDS) Who is subject to requirement? Regular Work Program Requirement Three-Month Time Limit All participants from ages 16 to 60, unless exempt. All participants from ages 18 to 50 without disabilities who do not live with a child. Who is exempt? Regular Work Program Requirement Three-Month Time […] Read more » Department of Human Services Food Assistance food stamps Safety Net SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program work requirements
Alex Camardelle Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Reports Overview: 2020 Fiscal Year Budget for Department of Human Services February 1, 2019 / October 13, 2026 by Alex Camardelle Download PDF More Investments for Big System Reforms Governor Brian Kemp’s proposed $825 million Department of Human Services budget for the 2020 fiscal year includes new support to meet the needs of Georgia’s foster care system and to help ensure the safety and protection of Georgia’s most vulnerable children. The 2020 proposal raises investment in […] Read more » Budget Department of Human Services Division of Family and Children Services foster-care State Budget
Alex Camardelle Inclusive Economy for Immigrants Reports Worker Justice Growing Diverse, Thriving Together October 25, 2018 / October 13, 2026 by Alex Camardelle Download PDF Embracing Equity and Inclusion to Bolster Georgia’s Economy By Wesley Tharpe, Research Director and Alex Camardelle, Senior Policy Analyst Georgia is widely known as one of the fastest-growing states in the country and is projected to remain so for the foreseeable future. But fewer people are aware of the striking diversity of Georgia’s […] Read more » diversity economy immigrants population growth wages
Alex Camardelle Blog Worker Justice Women Entrepreneurs Help Power Georgia’s Economy, Though Barriers Remain October 3, 2018 / April 25, 2023 by Alex Camardelle October is National Women’s Small Business Month, and Georgia has something to celebrate as the state with the second-highest growth rate of women-owned businesses in the country. Georgia is home to 522,200 women-owned firms employing 283,100 people and contributing roughly $56 billion to the economy, according to the 2018 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report by […] Read more » entrepreneurship Georgia women Jobs women-owned businesses
Alex Camardelle Blog Cash and Safety Net Worker Justice New Federal Poverty Bill Offers States More Options to Improve Economic Opportunity August 1, 2018 / May 19, 2020 by Alex Camardelle Georgians struggling to move from poverty to the workforce stand to gain new pathways to employment under a proposed change to one of the country’s primary assistance programs. This summer the U.S. House of Representatives’ tax-writing committee approved the Joining Opportunity with Benefits and Services (JOBS) for Success Act, which aims to reauthorize the Temporary […] Read more » Department of Human Services economic opportunity Economic Security Jobs Joining Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act TANF
Alex Camardelle Blog Cash and Safety Net Georgia Rises to Close Summer Meal Gap July 17, 2018 / May 19, 2020 by Alex Camardelle | 3 Comments on Georgia Rises to Close Summer Meal Gap Georgia ranks in the top 10 performing states that provide summer meals for the first time since the nonprofit Food Research and Action Center began tracking the data. The Summer Nutrition Program bridges the hunger gap for one in five Georgia children who receive free- or reduced-price lunch during the school year, according to a […] Read more » Georgia children Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning hunger Safety Net summer meals
