Blog Cash and Safety Net Jennifer Owens Worker Justice Striking New Data Shines Light on Statewide Affordable Housing Crisis August 21, 2018 / March 18, 2021 by Jennifer Owens No matter where you live in Georgia, the cost of housing stretches the paychecks of more and more families. From 2012-2016, roughly 1.3 million Georgia households were renters, representing 37 percent of Georgia’s population during that time. Housing issues look different in every community. In metropolitan parts of Georgia, affordable housing options continue to move […] Read more » affordable housing housing Minimum Wage rent
GBPI In The News Inclusive Economy for Immigrants Costs of immigration enforcement largely untracked August 9, 2018 / May 19, 2020 by GBPI Admin ATLANTA – Most Georgia counties do not keep track of how much local taxpayer money goes toward their part in carrying out enhanced immigration enforcement, but the costs are likely substantial, according to a new report. Read the full article on the Valdosta Daily Times. Read more »
Alex Camardelle Blog Cash and Safety Net Worker Justice New Federal Poverty Bill Offers States More Options to Improve Economic Opportunity August 1, 2018 / May 19, 2020 by Alex Camardelle Georgians struggling to move from poverty to the workforce stand to gain new pathways to employment under a proposed change to one of the country’s primary assistance programs. This summer the U.S. House of Representatives’ tax-writing committee approved the Joining Opportunity with Benefits and Services (JOBS) for Success Act, which aims to reauthorize the Temporary […] Read more » Department of Human Services economic opportunity Economic Security Jobs Joining Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act TANF
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Health Justice Higher Education K-12 Education People Powered Prosperity Worker Justice New Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for GBPI’s People-First Plan July 27, 2018 / May 19, 2020 by John McCosh An overwhelming majority of Georgians want the state to invest in people-first strategies including expanded access to education and mental health services, while raising new revenue to pay for them, according to a Mason-Dixon statewide poll conducted this month. “We’re thrilled that the poll revealed widespread support for GBPI’s People-Powered Prosperity vision,” said Taifa Butler, […] Read more » Education Georgia Work Credit Georgians health people-first People-Powered Prosperity State Taxes tax breaks
Budget and Taxes Inclusive Economy for Immigrants Reports Wesley Tharpe Voluntary Immigration Enforcement a Costly Choice for Georgia Communities July 18, 2018 / October 13, 2026 by Wesley Tharpe Download PDF Georgia’s local governments aligned closely with the federal government’s system of immigration enforcement over the past decade, especially in some rapidly diversifying counties around metro Atlanta. Beyond adhering to mandatory federal laws, this includes embracing voluntary practices designed solely to maximize arrests and deportations of unauthorized immigrants for infractions as minor as traffic […] Read more » Georgia immigrants ICE immigration Immigration and Customs Enforcement Undocumented immigrants
Alex Camardelle Blog Cash and Safety Net Georgia Rises to Close Summer Meal Gap July 17, 2018 / May 19, 2020 by Alex Camardelle | 3 Comments on Georgia Rises to Close Summer Meal Gap Georgia ranks in the top 10 performing states that provide summer meals for the first time since the nonprofit Food Research and Action Center began tracking the data. The Summer Nutrition Program bridges the hunger gap for one in five Georgia children who receive free- or reduced-price lunch during the school year, according to a […] Read more » Georgia children Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning hunger Safety Net summer meals
Blog Cash and Safety Net Worker Justice Working Families Leverage Tax Credits to Make Ends Meet and Invest in Future July 17, 2018 / May 19, 2020 by Eric Strunz Paying for health care and paying off credit cards. Buying food, clothing or school supplies for children. Making car repairs. These are a few examples of how Georgians working with low wages invest the extra dollars they qualify for during tax season from the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Established in 1974, the EITC […] Read more » EITC Georgia Work Credit
Alex Camardelle Cash and Safety Net Reports SNAP Provides a Lifeline to Georgia’s Adults Navigating Hard Times July 9, 2018 / October 13, 2026 by Alex Camardelle Download PDF The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) serves about 1.6 million Georgians on average every month, and more than half are adults. While most adults who receive food assistance work, some SNAP recipients are more likely to be unemployed than their counterparts. Federal law requires non-disabled childless individuals to participate in some qualified work […] Read more » Department of Human Services Food Assistance SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program time-limit waiver
Alex Camardelle Budget Primer Cash and Safety Net Reports Georgia Human Services Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2019 July 1, 2018 / October 13, 2026 by Alex Camardelle Download PDF Human Services Budget Overview Georgia’s Department of Human Services oversees state spending to protect children and the elderly as well as provide non-medical assistance to people with low incomes. State funding for the agency is $797 million in 2019, about 3 percent of total state spending. Child welfare-related services represent the largest share […] Read more » Budget child care Department of Human Services Food Assistance foster-care Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Budget and Taxes Budget Primer Cash and Safety Net Health Justice K-12 Education Reports Worker Justice Georgia Budget Primer 2019 June 26, 2018 / October 13, 2026 by Taifa Smith Butler Download PDF Click on the links below to learn about different policy areas of the 2019 budget. State Budget K-12 Education Higher Education Health Human Services Welcome to GBPI’s 2019 Budget Primer Georgia plans to spend $26.2 billion in state funds raised through taxes and fees for the 2019 fiscal year. The budget plan […] Read more »
