Blog Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Coronavirus Health Justice Higher Education Inclusive Economy for Immigrants K-12 Education Taifa Smith Butler Worker Justice To A Healthy, Prosperous New Year December 31, 2020 / December 31, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler Today marks the end of 2020, and I know we all are breathing a sigh of relief as 2021 is a sunrise away. As I reflect on this past year and everything that has tested us, feelings of fear, loss and pain are inescapable. The pandemic brought existential challenges for our world and we felt […] Read more »
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 »
Alex Camardelle Cash and Safety Net People Powered Prosperity Reports Cash Matters: Reimagining Anti-Racist TANF Policies in Georgia October 1, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Alex Camardelle | 1 Comment on Cash Matters: Reimagining Anti-Racist TANF Policies in Georgia Download PDF This report was written in partnership with Ray Khalfani, Research Associate This report contains research and policy solutions that are part of a broader anti-racist vision to reverse racial disparities in Georgia. These disparities are caused and perpetuated by structural racism, a collection of discriminatory policies and racial biases across several […] Read more » anti-racist racial equity Safety Net SNAP TANF
Alex Camardelle Cash and Safety Net Coronavirus Fact Sheets People Powered Prosperity New Support for Students Who Receive Free and Reduced-Price Lunch August 11, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Alex Camardelle Download PDF A Spanish-Language PDF is also available here. From now until Sept. 18, families of school children who receive free and reduced-priced lunch can apply to get Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT). This week the Georgia Division of Family & Children Services (DFCS) changed this deadline from Sept. 25 to ensure they receive updated […] Read more » coronavirus covid ebt p-ebt pandemic Safety Net
Alex Camardelle Budget Primer Cash and Safety Net Georgia Human Services Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2021 August 10, 2020 / August 14, 2020 by Alex Camardelle The $796 million FY 2021 budget for the Department of Human Services reduces spending to protect the safety of Georgia’s most vulnerable children and families by $34 million. The Department was not spared from COVID-19’s effect on the state budget. The largest share of state funding for the agency will remain in child welfare and […] Read more » Budget child care Department of Human Services Safety Net
Blog Cash and Safety Net Furaha Njoroge People Powered Prosperity The Impact of Racism on Georgia’s Safety Net August 7, 2020 / August 7, 2020 by Furaha Njoroge CW: To highlight the problematic narratives surrounding safety net programs, this piece quotes racist statements opponents of these programs have made. Safety net programs, sometimes called “welfare,” are programs meant to meet the basic needs for families who fall on hard times. Programs including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), […] Read more » child care assistance racism Safety Net SNAP TANF Unemployment Insurance
Cash and Safety Net Coronavirus GA Work Credit People Powered Prosperity Toolkits Worker Justice Spread the Word: COVID Relief Plan Must Meet the Need of Georgians July 28, 2020 / July 30, 2020 by Jennifer Crane Millions of people are struggling to feed themselves and their families, falling behind on rent and losing their unemployment insurance benefits just as spiking coronavirus cases are making it less likely that businesses will be able to reopen and they’ll be able to return to work safely. Moreover, Black, Latinx, Indigenous and immigrant communities have […] Read more » 21budgetcuts coronavirus COVID-19 HEALS act HEROES act recovery stimulus check
Blog Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Coronavirus Health Justice Higher Education K-12 Education People Powered Prosperity Taifa Smith Butler Worker Justice GBPI Writes Senator Perdue About the HEROES Act July 27, 2020 / November 17, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler GBPI recently wrote the following letter to Senators Perdue and Loeffler asking them to support the HEROES act and aid Georgians in this difficult time. We need your help — please write our senators today asking them to help Georgians recover and thrive. July 24, 2020 Dear Senator Perdue: Georgians have been hit hard by the COVID-19 […] Read more »
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
Alex Camardelle Blog Cash and Safety Net Coronavirus People Powered Prosperity Tearing the Fabric of Georgia’s Safety Net Guarantees an Uneven Recovery June 10, 2020 / July 28, 2020 by Alex Camardelle Key Points: The current COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic decline have underscored the problems of disinvestment in Georgia’s safety net programs, such as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or food assistance), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF, or cash assistance), Medicaid and other programs. The state has recently called for steep budget cuts, which are […] Read more » Budget Budget Cuts coronavirus COVID-19 Safety Net SNAP TANF
