The SNAP Work Hour Reporting Rules Have Expanded to Include More Adults
Ife Finch Floyd
December 9, 2025
Category: Economic Justice
GBPI Joins with Partners in Middle Georgia, Savannah, for Thanksgiving Food Drives
Staci Fox
November 19, 2025
GEORGIA – The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) and the No Empty Plates Georgia campaign have partnered with local organizations to help provide Thanksgiving food donation drives in both Savannah, Georgia on Friday the 21st and Fort Valley, Georgia
After Reconciliation: State Policies to Address Hunger, Health and Higher Education in Georgia
Daniel Kanso, PhD
November 19, 2025
Press Release: Critical Updates on SNAP
Ife Finch Floyd
October 28, 2025
GEORGIA – While time is running short for federal leaders to fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits by the start of November, the Georgia Department of Human Services has clarified that any unspent benefits from previous months can be
From Growers to Grocers: How SNAP Supports the Food Distribution System
Ife Finch Floyd
October 27, 2025
GBPI Responds to SNAP Funding Amidst Government Shutdown
Ife Finch Floyd
October 23, 2025
As there is no clear resolution to the federal government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) must use all the available Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) contingency funds to provide some SNAP benefits to recipients in November. This is
GBPI Responds to Congressional Vote on the American Relief Act, 2025
Staci Fox
October 1, 2025
Georgia — “Coming together to enact a federal budget that responsibly funds our government remains among the most basic responsibilities of Congress and requires bipartisan compromise,” said Staci Fox, President and CEO of the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute. “Shutting
GBPI Comment to Improve Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States
David Schaefer
September 3, 2025
By notice issued on 7/2/25, the Department of Labor (DOL, henceforth “the Department”) has published proposals for the rescission of rules published by the Department on April 29, 2024, governing aspects of the H-2A guest workers program. The Georgia Budget
Labor Day 2025: State Complacency and Federal Decisions Threaten Workers’ Economic Security
David Schaefer
September 1, 2025
Georgia is often cited as “no. 1 for business,” but developments in 2025 underscore the state’s history of disinvesting in workers’ access to a living wage, nutrition, healthcare and more. For example, 34 states have a minimum wage that is
Beyond Flexible Funding: TANF Can Help Support Families with Emergency Assistance in the Face of Federal Cuts
Ife Finch Floyd
August 28, 2025
Strong and financially stable families are essential to a thriving Georgia. How Georgia’s state leaders use the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to respond to the massive federal changes to our economic support programs will demonstrate their commitment
