Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets Federal Policy Worker Justice Federal Workers in Georgia March 24, 2025 / March 25, 2025 by Guest Contributor Federal workers are vital to Georgia’s economy The administration is targeting federal employees who serve Georgia’s veterans, seniors and farmers; keep our airports and national parks safe; and carry out critical missions such as medical research and disease prevention. Federal employees and their families are also our neighbors who live, work and send their children […] Read more »
Education Federal Policy K-12 Education Press Releases & Statements Staci Fox GBPI Responds to Threatened Executive Order Gutting US Department of Education March 20, 2025 / March 25, 2025 by Staci Fox The Trump Administration has threatened an executive order gutting the US Department of Education (ED). ED administers a range of programs of critical importance to Georgians, including Title I programs serving students living in poverty, Pell grants providing aid to Georgia’s college students experiencing need and the administration of programs serving migrant K-12 students and […] Read more »
Federal Policy Press Releases & Statements Staci Fox GBPI Responds to White House Freeze on Federal Funds that Support Georgians January 28, 2025 by Staci Fox Late on Monday, January 27, 2025, the White House issued instructions requiring “Federal agencies to identify and review all Federal financial assistance programs and supporting activities consistent with the President’s policies and requirements.” Those instructions meant that federal agencies paused a wide array of activities and disbursements in connection with programs that serve all Georgians […] Read more »
Economic Justice Federal Policy Press Releases & Statements Staci Fox GBPI Responds to Congressional Vote on the American Relief Act, 2025 December 20, 2024 by Staci Fox GEORGIA — GBPI Responds to Congressional Vote on the American Relief Act, 2025 Today Congress passed a disaster relief package; a one-year extension of the farm bill, which authorizes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and many agriculture programs; and a clean extension of current funding levels until March 14, 2025, through a Continuing Resolution […] Read more »
Briefs Cash and Safety Net Economic Justice Federal Policy Ife Finch Floyd GBPI’s 2023 Farm Bill Recommendations to Improve the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program September 25, 2023 / September 25, 2023 by Ife Finch Floyd No one should go hungry simply because they cannot afford the cost of food. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as Food Stamps, helps about 700,000 Georgia households put food on the table and protects them against hunger. But the program needs to be strengthened and protected as federal lawmakers consider […] Read more » Benefit Adequacy Child Well-being Client Protections Customer Service Eligibility farm bill Federal Law food insecurity food stamps Georgia Health Outcomes hunger Policy Recommendations SNAP
Blog Cash and Safety Net Federal Policy Ife Finch Floyd Important Facts for Claiming the Expanded Child Tax Credit February 1, 2022 / October 11, 2022 by Ife Finch Floyd What is the Child Tax Credit? The federal Child Tax Credit (CTC) helps families with the cost of raising children. This round of the CTC provides $3,000 a year for each child ages 6 to 17 and $3,600 a year for each child under 6. In other years, the CTC was only $2,000 per child, […] Read more » Child Tax Credit
Blog Crystal Munoz Federal Policy Health Justice Inclusive Economy for Immigrants Worker Justice Over-Represented Among the Vulnerable, Under-Protected In the Pandemic: Georgia Immigrants Deserve Better December 17, 2021 / December 17, 2021 by Crystal Muñoz As the pandemic continues, one glaring outcome has been increased disparities between certain groups. During the beginning of the pandemic and the immunization stage, numbers and percentages of those infected and vaccinated gave us a clear indication that this pandemic was disproportionately affecting some more than others. One group that has been disproportionately and negatively […] Read more » Build Back Better covid five-year waiting period immigration pandemic vaccine
Blog Crystal Munoz Federal Policy Inclusive Economy for Immigrants New Administration, New(ish) Immigration Rules: Policy Continuity and Change Under President Biden and the Experience of Georgia Communities October 22, 2021 / October 25, 2021 by Crystal Muñoz Key Takeaways Georgia has 18,000 DACA recipients. These recipients rely on DACA to be able to work and live without having to worry about the threat of deportation. As DACA continues to play out in the courts, thousands are left in limbo with no permanent solution. Migrant Protection Protocol was used to stop thousands of […] Read more »
Blog Cash and Safety Net Federal Policy Advancing Equity: Ensuring Immigrant Families Can Access the Expanded Child Tax Credit October 13, 2021 / October 14, 2021 by Ife Finch Floyd Key takeaways: The Child Tax Credit has the power to significantly reduce the racial and ethnic disparities in child poverty in Georgia, but more needs to be done to ensure immigrant families have access to the program in the near and long term. Families with very low income who do not have to file taxes […] Read more »
Fact Sheets Federal Policy Fact Sheet: Breaking Down the Federal Recovery Proposal October 6, 2021 / October 22, 2021 by Alex Welch Several policies included in ongoing federal recovery discussions have the power to rebalance our tax code, support our people and transform our economy. These include: Fostering Healthy Communities A pathway for Georgians and others in states that haven’t expanded Medicaid coverage to access the program The ability for states to extend Medicaid coverage […] Read more »
