Blog Cash and Safety Net Ife Finch Floyd Inclusive Economy for Immigrants A Quick Summary of Key Safety Net Programs in Georgia July 26, 2022 / July 26, 2022 by Ife Finch Floyd News stories and online commentary have noted that states with bans on abortion also lack strong social and economic supports for expecting women and birthing people and families with infants. Georgia is one of the states that has now instituted an abortion ban starting when embryonic cardiac activity is detected, usually around 6 weeks. Women […] Read more » child care EITC housing medicaid Safety Net TANF
Blog Cash and Safety Net Ife Finch Floyd People Powered Prosperity Ending P-SNAP Harms Georgians May 18, 2022 / May 18, 2022 by Ife Finch Floyd Amid the high cost of food and a baby formula shortage pushing up prices for a critical source of infant nutrition, the Kemp Administration has declined to extend the Pandemic Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (P-SNAP). The pandemic created significant hardship among Georgia households including a rise in food insecurity, which is the consistent inability to […] Read more » P-SNAP Safety Net SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Blog Cash and Safety Net Ife Finch Floyd Inclusive Economy for Immigrants GBPI submits public comments to narrow and clarify the public charge rule May 10, 2022 / May 10, 2022 by Ife Finch Floyd Crystal Muñoz, Immigration Policy Analyst, also contributed to the comments. The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) believes that there should be no test to determine if a person has or is likely to become a public charge, or “primarily dependent on the government for subsistence,” when applying to be a lawful permanent resident (LPR) […] Read more » immigrants public charge Safety Net TANF
Blog Cash and Safety Net Ife Finch Floyd People Powered Prosperity Temporary Exemptions from SNAP’s Three-Month Time Limit Supports Food Security March 8, 2022 / March 8, 2022 by Ife Finch Floyd | 1 Comment on Temporary Exemptions from SNAP’s Three-Month Time Limit Supports Food Security Georgians recognize that when an individual cannot find a job or when the state experiences economic hardship, supports to help people afford food are critical. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp program) does just that. However, there is a rule within the SNAP program that punishes some individuals when […] Read more » Safety Net SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Ife Finch Floyd Reports Overview: 2023 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning February 21, 2022 / October 13, 2026 by Ife Finch Floyd Download PDF In his Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget, Gov. Kemp proposed $461 million for the Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL). It includes more state resources for Child Care Services and pay raises for pre-Kindergarten teachers and assistant teachers. The FY 2023 proposal increases investment in the agency by $21 million […] Read more » child care DECAL Department of Early Care and Learning Pre-K
Cash and Safety Net Fact Sheets Ife Finch Floyd People Powered Prosperity Fact Sheet: Georgia’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Family’s Benefit Has Not Increased in More Than 30 Years and Fails to Meet the Growing Cost of Basic Needs February 8, 2022 / February 8, 2022 by Ife Finch Floyd Georgia’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Family’s (TANF) benefit has not increased in more than 30 years and fails to meet the growing cost of basic needs. Cash Aid 1991 2022 Benefit Level Change Nominal TANF Grant For a family of 3 $280 $280 Unchanged Everyday household and personal care items have increased […] Read more » cash assistance inflation TANF
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Ife Finch Floyd Reports Overview: Georgia’s 2023 Fiscal Year Budget for Human Services February 3, 2022 / October 13, 2026 by Ife Finch Floyd Download PDF Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposed $903 million Department of Human Services (DHS) budget for the 2023 fiscal year includes cost of living adjustments (COLA) for state workers as well as some additional investments in Georgia’s foster care system that help ensure the safety and protection of Georgia’s most vulnerable children. The Fiscal […] Read more » child care Department of Human Services foster-care Human Services low income assistance
Blog Cash and Safety Net Federal Policy Ife Finch Floyd Important Facts for Claiming the Expanded Child Tax Credit February 1, 2022 / October 11, 2022 by Ife Finch Floyd What is the Child Tax Credit? The federal Child Tax Credit (CTC) helps families with the cost of raising children. This round of the CTC provides $3,000 a year for each child ages 6 to 17 and $3,600 a year for each child under 6. In other years, the CTC was only $2,000 per child, […] Read more » Child Tax Credit
Blog Cash and Safety Net Ife Finch Floyd Georgia Can Afford to Begin to Modernize TANF and Move Past Its Racist Legacy December 10, 2021 / February 9, 2022 by Ife Finch Floyd Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the cash assistance program to families with children and with very low incomes, should help stabilize any family, Black, Brown or white, when they experience a life challenge like a job loss. Yet TANF was built on racist narratives and policies that have kept it from being the program […] Read more » cash assistance Economic Security Safety Net TANF
