Category: Ife Finch Floyd
Georgia Economic Justice Primer for State Fiscal Year 2026
Ife Finch Floyd
June 30, 2025
Read More of the 2026 Budget Primer here. The Georgia Department of Labor FY 2026 Budget The Georgia Department of Labor (DOL) is an agency tasked with providing employment services for businesses and workers, workforce data and maintaining an Unemployment
The House Agriculture Committee Proposes Unprecedented Changes to the SNAP Program that Would Increase Food Insecurity
Ife Finch Floyd
May 22, 2025
The House is rushing the process to fundamentally change the structure of the SNAP program. They held no hearings before the House Agriculture Committee decided to make these dramatic changes. Therefore, some critical details are unknown because they are not
GBPI Applauds Introduction of the American Family Act, 2025
Staci Fox
April 9, 2025
Today, U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock introduced the American Family Act , which would expand the federal refundable child tax credit (CTC). This bill would enhance the credit so that it would increase benefits and reach more families with children. The
Major SNAP Cuts Would Increase Food Insecurity & Harm Local Economies
Ife Finch Floyd
April 8, 2025
See how cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program would harm counties in your Congressional District: District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 District 9 District 10 District 11 District 12
HB 500 would update the TANF program after 28 years and better support working families and grandparents raising grandchildren
Ife Finch Floyd
March 4, 2025
Georgia’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program has not been updated in 28 years. House Bill 500 would improve the program and make it better able to support working families and grandparents raising grandchildren. Today, TANF provides minimal support
The Legacy of William Finch: The Fight for Public Education in the 19th Century and Today
Ife Finch Floyd
February 27, 2025
The era of public education in the South began during the period of Reconstruction, typically considered to be between 1865 and 1877. During Reconstruction, Congress sought to reunite the country, address the rights and needs of newly freed people and
Overview: 2026 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Human Services
Ife Finch Floyd
February 12, 2025
Introduction The Department of Human Services (DHS) oversees various services including foster care, child welfare, support for low-income individuals, aging services and child support.[1] Governor Kemp proposed $1.04 billion for DHS in the Amended Fiscal Year (AFY) 2025 budget
Overview: 2026 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
Ife Finch Floyd
February 12, 2025
Introduction The Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) administers: Child Care Services; the Georgia Pre-kindergarten Program; Nutrition Services, which administers the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program; the Summer Meals program for low-income children in daycare facilities;
From Barriers to Bridges: How Fines and Fees Reform Can Help Boost Economic Security
Ray Khalfani
December 20, 2024
This report was co-authored by Ray Khalfani, Senior Analyst, Worker Justice and Criminal Legal Systems and Ife Finch Floyd, Director of Economic Justice Introduction Excessive local government reliance on fines and fees is tied to persistent barriers to economic
