Alex Camardelle Cash and Safety Net Reports SNAP Provides a Lifeline to Georgia’s Adults Navigating Hard Times July 9, 2018 / October 13, 2026 by Alex Camardelle Download PDF The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) serves about 1.6 million Georgians on average every month, and more than half are adults. While most adults who receive food assistance work, some SNAP recipients are more likely to be unemployed than their counterparts. Federal law requires non-disabled childless individuals to participate in some qualified work […] Read more » Department of Human Services Food Assistance SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program time-limit waiver
Alex Camardelle Budget Primer Cash and Safety Net Reports Georgia Human Services Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2019 July 1, 2018 / October 13, 2026 by Alex Camardelle Download PDF Human Services Budget Overview Georgia’s Department of Human Services oversees state spending to protect children and the elderly as well as provide non-medical assistance to people with low incomes. State funding for the agency is $797 million in 2019, about 3 percent of total state spending. Child welfare-related services represent the largest share […] Read more » Budget child care Department of Human Services Food Assistance foster-care Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Alex Camardelle Blog Cash and Safety Net State Child Care Plan Makes Headway for Student Parents, Access Remains Restricted June 1, 2018 / May 19, 2020 by Alex Camardelle Georgia officials are considering a plan for child care assistance that proposes improvements that can help families, but still doesn’t include enough money to fulfill its promise. This week, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute submitted comments on Georgia’s Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) proposal for the federal budget years 2019 through 2021. The […] Read more » child care Child Care and Development Fund Georgia families student parents Technical College System of Georgia
Alex Camardelle Blog Health Justice Worker Justice Health, Entrepreneurship, and Child Care Among Top Priorities for Georgia Women May 31, 2018 / April 25, 2023 by Alex Camardelle Millions of moms graduate from college every year. Women-owned Georgia businesses generate millions of dollars in revenue and create thousands of living wage jobs. Affordable child care for all working mothers. Women earn equal pay for equal work. All women live longer with access to high quality and affordable health care. These are pieces of […] Read more » economy EITC entrepreneurship Georgia women Georgia Work Credit medicaid Minimum Wage paid leave Women Working Ahead Workforce Development
Alex Camardelle Cash and Safety Net Reports Food Assistance for 1.7 million Georgians at Risk in Federal Proposals May 16, 2018 / May 19, 2020 by Alex Camardelle Lawmakers in Congress and the Trump administration are staging a multi-prong assault on the nation’s primary tool for helping families keep enough food on the table, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). While SNAP recipients depend on food assistance for nutrition, it also comes with a package of other benefits related to health, household finances, […] Read more » SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Alex Camardelle Blog Cash and Safety Net Proposed Farm Bill Creates Steep Federal Barriers to Food Assistance May 7, 2018 / February 26, 2021 by Alex Camardelle Congress is poised to put the nutritional health and economic vitality of hundreds of thousands of Georgians at risk as it prepares to reauthorize the federal Farm Bill and its wide range of agricultural and rural development programs. Top threats to Georgians include the Farm Bill’s provisions to require work in exchange for food assistance […] Read more » farm bill Food Assistance food stamps SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program work requirements
Alex Camardelle Blog Cash and Safety Net Planned Federal Food Assistance Changes a Threat to Georgians, Grocers March 20, 2018 / January 14, 2020 by Alex Camardelle | 1 Comment on Planned Federal Food Assistance Changes a Threat to Georgians, Grocers The White House proposed a 2019 budget last month that makes steep cuts to one of the strongest lines of defense this country uses to fight hunger: the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The proposal calls for slashing food assistance, commonly known as food stamps, by $213 billion over the next decade. The plan is […] Read more » federal budget Food Assistance SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program work requirements
Alex Camardelle GBPI In The News Georgia’s hospitals look to avoid financial catastrophe February 17, 2016 / January 17, 2020 by Alex Camardelle You don’t have to look far to see the impact of Georgia’s hospital crisis. Five rural medical centers have closed since 2013 and nearly two thirds of the rest were in the red in 2014. Read more. Read more » health Medicaid Expansion Rural hospitals Tim Sweeney
Alex Camardelle Budget and Taxes Reports Wesley Tharpe Tax Shift Plans Chart Wrong Path to Reform October 14, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe State legislators are likely to consider large-scale changes to Georgia’s tax system when they return to work in January 2016, and some ideas they’re poised to debate threaten serious harm to Georgia families and the state’s ability to maintain a strong economy and high quality of life. Read the full report. One prominent proposal is […] Read more » State Budget State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
