Budget and Taxes Health Justice Laura Harker Reports State Earned Income Tax Credits — a Proven Tool to Improve Health August 29, 2018 / October 13, 2026 by Laura Harker | 1 Comment on State Earned Income Tax Credits — a Proven Tool to Improve Health Download PDF People living in communities suffering from poverty are more likely to be saddled with poorer health.[1] The richest Americans enjoy a life expectancy 10 to 14 years longer than the poorest Americans, according to a study of 1.4 billion tax records between 1999 and 2014.[2] People living in poverty often face toxic stress […] Read more » Budget & Taxes Earned Income Tax Credit EITC Georgia Work Credit health
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
Fact Sheets Higher Education Jennifer Lee HOPE Career Grants: Realizing the Full Potential of Targeted Workforce Investments August 8, 2018 / May 19, 2020 by Jennifer Lee HOPE Career Grant Programs, Fall 2017 Automotive Technology Aviation Technology Certified Engineer Assistant Commercial Truck Driving Computer Programming Computer Technology Construction Technology Diesel Equipment Technology Early Childhood Care and Education Electrical Lineman Technology Health Science Industrial Maintenance Logistics/Transportation Technology Movie Production Set Design Practical Nursing Precision Manufacturing Welding and Joining Technology The HOPE Career Grant […] Read more » Higher Education HOPE Scholarship
Blog K-12 Education School Backpack Drives Offer Insight into Equitable School Funding August 6, 2018 / May 19, 2020 by Stephen Owens Students are back in class in Georgia now and many students from low-income families are carrying new backpacks filled with supplies through the kindness of strangers. Georgia’s Department of Education last month issued its annual plea for donated backpacks and supplies for the state’s “students in need.” The “Stuff the Bus” news stories popped up […] Read more »
Blog Budget and Taxes Taifa Smith Butler Georgians Say Yes to Our People-First Agenda August 1, 2018 / May 19, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler The public has spoken. It’s time to invest in Georgia’s people. Georgians struggling to make it to the middle class—not to mention stay in it—face unprecedented headwinds in today’s economy. Stagnant wages are stifling the middle class, and families are steadily losing buying power as living costs continue to rise. The lack of access to […] Read more » child care Education health people-first People-Powered Prosperity State Taxes tax breaks
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
Blog People Powered Prosperity Join the Majority of Georgians Who Support a People-First Plan July 25, 2018 / May 19, 2020 by Eric Strunz 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 new Mason-Dixon statewide poll commissioned by the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI). The poll revealed widespread support for GBPI’s People-Powered Prosperity […] Read more »
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
