Blog Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Community Impact Health Justice Higher Education Inclusive Economy for Immigrants K-12 Education People Powered Prosperity Worker Justice 2021 Policy Priorities December 2, 2020 / January 7, 2021 by Caitlin Highland The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s goal is to shine a light on people-first policies that help all Georgians share in the state’s prosperity. These are the policy priorities GBPI will track during 2021. Many are part of our People-Powered Prosperity campaign. For more insights throughout session, be sure to follow @GaBudget on Twitter and sign up for our newsletter. […] Read more »
Budget and Taxes Community Impact Past Events Recap | Insights 2021: Race, Resilience and Recovery November 16, 2020 / February 8, 2021 by Lindsey Garland Each year the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute hosts an annual policy conference to inform policy discussions during the state’s legislative session. For the first time in GBPI history this annual policy conference was both free and virtual. We achieved record-breaking turnout with over 500 registered attendants from all over the state. This year’s policy […] Read more » Insights Policy Conference
Community Impact Funder Spotlight: The Kendeda Fund October 1, 2020 / October 7, 2020 by Lindsey Garland The Kendeda Fund has supported GBPI since 2016, when the foundation launched its Atlanta portfolio. At that time, the Fund’s vision was bold and simple: ensure equitable access to high-quality education and economic opportunity for historically marginalized populations and communities of color in Atlanta. Here is what the executive director of the Kendeda Fund, Dena […] Read more » development funder kandeda
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Community Impact Health Justice Higher Education K-12 Education People Powered Prosperity Worker Justice Raise Revenue to Protect Georgia Families June 11, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Alex Welch Download PDF Dear Governor Kemp and Members of the Georgia General Assembly, Thank you for your work in service of our state during this very difficult time. As partners in the effort to help our state recover, we are asking you to take action to protect the funding of critical services and programs in Georgia. […] Read more » 21budgetcuts Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts coronavirus Education health Higher Education K-12 Safety Net
Budget and Taxes Community Impact Past Events GBPI Budget Town Hall June 5, 2020 / June 5, 2020 by Alex Welch COVID-19 created an economic crisis that led Georgia lawmakers to call for deep budget cuts to every state agency. But without an effort to raise revenues and fix budget shortfalls, our state faces a massive economic downturn that will severely underfund critical programs and services, harming the lives of millions of Georgians in every community […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts COVID-19 Education health K-12 Safety Net
Alex Camardelle Blog Cash and Safety Net Community Impact Coronavirus People Powered Prosperity Unlock TANF Reserves to Serve Families in Need May 13, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Alex Camardelle | 1 Comment on Unlock TANF Reserves to Serve Families in Need Download PDF Dear Governor Kemp and Director Rawlings, Thank you for your service and dedication to our state during this very difficult time. We know you are working to lessen the economic harm caused by the pandemic while attempting to reduce the spread of the virus and protect as many Georgians as possible. As a […] Read more »
Blog Community Impact Inclusive Economy for Immigrants Athens Listening Session: Students, Caregivers and Community Leaders Look to Create New Opportunities September 25, 2019 / April 2, 2020 by Caitlin Highland Last month, GBPI staff continued our series of listening sessions around the state by spending two days in Athens. We started our Tuesday with students at a health care certification program. These students—all women of color—had entered the program to be able to improve their financial security. Many were unaware until entering the program what […] Read more » GBPI Listens health medicaid
Blog Cash and Safety Net Community Impact Worker Justice Savannah Listening Sessions Highlight Needs for Better Wages, Child Care Access September 9, 2019 / January 20, 2020 by Jennifer Owens Last week, staff from the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute traveled to one of their favorite Georgia spots: Savannah. We did not go to squeeze in one final summer vacation; we spent time in Savannah to better understand the impact of public policy on daily lives. Throughout the day, we met with community organizers, health […] Read more » child care Jobs wages
Blog Community Impact Featured GBPI’s 2017-2018 Milestones and Highlights June 8, 2018 / May 19, 2020 by John McCosh During Georgia’s 2017-2018 legislative cycle and throughout the months between those two sessions, the growing GBPI team improved the public policy discourse and, in many cases, state policies changed for the better as a result. Georgia will fully fund its K-12 education formula for the first time in nearly two decades in the 2019 budget. […] Read more »
Blog Community Impact Health Justice Laura Harker Rome Listening Tour Provides Earful on Community Mental Health Problems May 23, 2018 / May 19, 2020 by Laura Harker Talk to people around Rome, Ga. for a while and the conversation often shifts to the lingering stresses that plague the community after a state mental health facility closed seven years ago. Homelessness. Drug abuse. People with mental disabilities stuck in jail cells. The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute team visited Rome earlier this month […] Read more » Behavioral Health Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities health medicaid mental health Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital People-Powered Prosperity Rome
