Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Community Impact People Powered Prosperity Toolkits Worker Justice #RecoverGA Digital Day of Action Toolkit May 24, 2021 / June 16, 2021 by Alex Welch Congress is finalizing legislation meant to support recovery for Georgia and the entire country. GBPI will lead a digital day of action on Thursday, June 3, for Georgians and organizations statewide to join together in demanding our federal lawmakers build the most secure safety net they can with these recovery plans. Key safety […] Read more »
Blog Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Coronavirus Health Justice Higher Education Inclusive Economy for Immigrants Worker Justice Provisions in the American Families Plan May 11, 2021 / July 15, 2021 by Caitlin Highland President Joe Biden recently unveiled his American Families Plan, which, along with his American Jobs Plan, form the basis of his recovery agenda during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of these plans is to address inequities faced by people of color and women, jumpstart recovery and then foster a new era of prosperity […] Read more » american families plan american jobs plan joe biden Unemployment Insurance
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Coronavirus GBPI In The News Press Releases & Statements Worker Justice PRESS RELEASE: American Families Plan Reimagines More Equitable American Economy; Other Opportunities to Advance Prosperity Exist April 28, 2021 / August 8, 2022 by Caitlin Highland ATLANTA—Today, President Joe Biden unveiled his American Families Plan, which, along with his American Jobs Plan, form the basis of his recovery agenda during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our federal lawmakers face an unprecedented opportunity to transform our economy so that it works for every Georgian,” said GBPI Director of Strategic Communications Caitlin Highland. […] Read more » american families plan federal relief federal relief plan
Blog Ray Khalfani Worker Justice State of Working Georgia: Pandemic Job Numbers Are Improving, But Inequitably April 20, 2021 / April 21, 2021 by Ray Khalfani | 1 Comment on State of Working Georgia: Pandemic Job Numbers Are Improving, But Inequitably Key Takeaways: Nearly 60 percent of Georgia’s pre-pandemic labor force have turned to the unemployment safety net at some point during the last year. In February 2021, unemployment claims for Black Georgians were 52 percent higher than those of all other filers, and 71 percent higher than those of white Georgians alone. Hispanic and Black […] Read more » COVID-19 underemployment Unemployment
Blog Cash and Safety Net Higher Education Colleges and Universities Can Support Student SNAP Access March 10, 2021 / March 11, 2021 by Guest Contributor This guest blog is co-authored by MK Anderson and Charles Bliss. Charles Bliss of Atlanta Legal Aid has been the Director of Advocacy there since October 2005. Prior to that, he worked in private practice representing employees in a variety of legal matters including employment discrimination and employment contracts. Prior to private practice, he worked […] Read more » college students Food Assistance Higher Education SNAP
Alex Camardelle Budget and Taxes Daniel Kanso, PhD Reports Worker Justice Georgia Tax Breaks Don’t Deliver February 26, 2021 / March 9, 2021 by Daniel Kanso, PhD This policy report is coauthored by Danny Kanso, Senior Tax & Budget Policy Analyst & Alex Camardelle, Senior Economic Mobility Policy Analyst Key Takeaways Georgia collects no corporate income tax revenue from the vast majority of businesses. Due to the state’s lack of transparency when it comes to evaluating major subsidy programs, it […] Read more » film tax film tax credit Jobs Tax Credit jtc tax credit tax subsidies
Alex Camardelle Blog Prosper GA Worker Justice Delayed and Denied: Modernization Needed at Georgia DOL to Support Georgia Workers and Economy February 26, 2021 / March 1, 2021 by Alex Camardelle | 24 Comments on Delayed and Denied: Modernization Needed at Georgia DOL to Support Georgia Workers and Economy This blog has been co-authored by Alex Camardelle, Senior Policy Analyst of GBPI and Shannan Reaze, Executive Director of Atlanta Jobs with Justice Key Takeaways: The historically underfunded Georgia Department of Labor (GA DOL) has not taken advantage of all opportunities to strengthen its systems and quickly get Georgians the benefits they are […] Read more » Department of Labor Shannon Reaze Unemployment
Alex Camardelle Bill Analysis Cash and Safety Net People Powered Prosperity Modernizing Cash Aid for Thousands of Georgia Children in Deep Poverty | Bill Analysis: HB 91 (LC 33 8469) February 10, 2021 / February 10, 2021 by Alex Camardelle Introduction The only program in Georgia that is available to provide direct cash assistance to children in deep poverty—Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)—does little to reach families with the greatest needs. For those it can reach, it provides insufficient income support. In 1996, 254,000 children and families received direct cash aid, while today only […] Read more » cash assistance poverty TANF
Budget and Taxes Criminal Legal System Reform Ray Khalfani Reports Overview: 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Corrections February 8, 2021 / February 9, 2021 by Ray Khalfani For Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, Gov. Brian Kemp proposed a $1.12 billion budget for the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC), an agency charged with overseeing the state’s prison system. Between 1997 and 2007, Georgia’s history of tough-on-crime policies impacted the growth of GDC’s population and increased expenditures by $335.2 million annually.[1] Following Gov. […] Read more » corrections legal system
Alex Camardelle Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Reports Uncategorized Overview: Georgia’s 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for Human Services February 2, 2021 / October 13, 2026 by Alex Camardelle Download PDF The Governor is requesting very small increases in select programs administered by the Department of Human Services (DHS). The request amends the current fiscal year (FY 2021) spending plan by providing a .5 percent bump in spending, and for the next fiscal year (FY 2022) increases funds one percent. The amended […] Read more » child care Department of Human Services foster-care Human Services low income assistance
