Cash and Safety Net Melissa Johnson Georgia Missing Opportunity to Strengthen Workforce January 15, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by Melissa Johnson While most adults who rely on cash and food assistance in Georgia lack any education beyond high school, not enough of the state’s workers are trained for so-called middle-skill jobs. Middle-skill jobs require more than a high school diploma but less than a four-year degree. A new Georgia Budget and Policy Institute report shows how […] Read more » Economic Security Safety Net SNAP TANF
Cash and Safety Net Melissa Johnson Untapped Potential January 15, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by Melissa Johnson Georgia is missing out on key opportunities to strengthen its workforce because it does not fully leverage the potential of safety net programs Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAP E&T). Read the full report. Read more » Economic Security Safety Net TANF
Blog Cash and Safety Net Melissa Johnson Worker Justice Workforce Legislation Can Increase Economic Opportunity in Georgia December 17, 2015 / January 16, 2020 by Melissa Johnson The state is working on a new plan to better leverage federal resources to provide training and work support for Georgians and there is room for improvement in the draft it recently published. The plan is required by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014. The legislation and draft plan offer many opportunities […] Read more » economic development economy training workforce
Inclusive Economy for Immigrants Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice Welcome Newcomers to Build a Stronger Georgia December 16, 2015 / April 2, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 1 Comment on Welcome Newcomers to Build a Stronger Georgia Opinions are rarely in short supply when it comes to immigration. Whether it’s on cable news, gathered around the family dining table or dominating your Facebook newsfeed, questions of how immigrants affect our economy and communities are clearly on people’s minds. It can prove difficult to separate fact from fiction, since it’s such an emotional […] Read more » immigration
Budget and Taxes Reports Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice Immigrants Help Chart Georgia’s Course to Prosperity December 16, 2015 / January 16, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Georgia transformed over the past few decades as immigrants from around the world brought new workers, new entrepreneurs and new taxpayers. Nearly one in 10 Georgians today was born outside of the United States and one in five Georgians under the age of 18 has at least one immigrant parent. This growing community of foreign-born […] Read more » immigration
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Support Georgia veterans through tax credits that work November 10, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 1 Comment on Support Georgia veterans through tax credits that work Guest Blogger Veterans Day should be about more than a chance to get a good deal on a new flat screen TV ahead of the holidays, although there’s nothing wrong with getting a bargain. A break on the sticker price also benefits the men and women who serve our country, many of whom struggle financially […] Read more » EITC State Taxes Veterans
Blog Cash and Safety Net Taifa Smith Butler So Many Georgians Struggle, but it Doesn’t Have to be That Way October 9, 2015 / March 5, 2021 by Taifa Smith Butler | 2 Comments on So Many Georgians Struggle, but it Doesn’t Have to be That Way For the last 15 years or so, I’ve peered out across many crowded rooms filled to capacity with bright-eyed, on occasion teary-eyed, Georgians. So many are desperate for solutions to help improve their communities, especially the families struggling to get by. And I’ve looked into the faces of leaders of elected, community, faith and business […] Read more » Economic Security EITC Medicaid Expansion Safety Net Taifa Smith Butler
Featured Higher Education Inclusive Economy for Immigrants K-12 Education Melissa Johnson Worker Justice Open College Entry to Undocumented Students to Bolster Georgia’s Workforce September 29, 2015 / April 2, 2020 by Melissa Johnson | 1 Comment on Open College Entry to Undocumented Students to Bolster Georgia’s Workforce Many Georgia students started college for the first time this fall. That’s good news for Georgia as the state says it needs 250,000 additional college graduates to meet its workforce needs by 2020, according to Gov. Nathan Deal’s Complete College Georgia Initiative. The bad news is that the state is excluding an estimated 5,000 potential […] Read more » Higher Education Tuition Equity
Higher Education K-12 Education Melissa Johnson Reports Worker Justice Georgia’s Workforce Development, Economy Damaged by Barriers to Higher Education for Undocumented Students September 29, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by Melissa Johnson New federal policy provides Georgia an opportunity to increase access to higher education for many young Georgia immigrants who are now eligible to work without threat of deportation. Current policies that prevent these potential students from paying in-state tuition rates or even from attending Georgia universities outright undercut the state’s ability to compete for jobs […] Read more » Higher Education Tuition Equity
Blog Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice Pro-Worker Credits in Jeopardy this Labor Day September 3, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 2 Comments on Pro-Worker Credits in Jeopardy this Labor Day The U.S. Congress made Labor Day a federal holiday in 1894 to honor the contributions workers make every day to our nation’s strength, prosperity and well-being. But in 2015, on a day when we will celebrate the value of work, it’s distressing that Read more » EITC State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
