Community Impact
Overview
Check out the posts below to learn how GBPI is working with partners and Georgia communities.
Funder Spotlight: The Kendeda Fund
The Kendeda Fund has supported GBPI since 2016, when the foundation launched its Atlanta portfolio. At that time, ...
Raise Revenue to Protect Georgia Families
Dear Governor Kemp and Members of the Georgia General Assembly, Thank you for your work in service of ...
GBPI Budget Town Hall
COVID-19 created an economic crisis that led Georgia lawmakers to call for deep budget cuts to every state ...
Unlock TANF Reserves to Serve Families in Need
Dear Governor Kemp and Director Rawlings, Thank you for your service and dedication to our state during this ...
Athens Listening Session: Students, Caregivers and Community Leaders Look to Create New Opportunities
Last month, GBPI staff continued our series of listening sessions around the state by spending two days in ...
Savannah Listening Sessions Highlight Needs for Better Wages, Child Care Access
Last week, staff from the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute traveled to one of their favorite Georgia spots: ...
GBPI’s 2017-2018 Milestones and Highlights
During Georgia’s 2017-2018 legislative cycle and throughout the months between those two sessions, the growing GBPI team improved ...
Rome Listening Tour Provides Earful on Community Mental Health Problems
Talk to people around Rome, Ga. for a while and the conversation often shifts to the lingering stresses ...
Rome Stop on GBPI Listening Tour Highlights Need for Workforce Training, Health Care Access
On a beautiful spring morning in the northwest foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, a group of community leaders ...
Albany, Georgia: Good people, great community, tremendous needs
Ursula looked me in my eyes and said “When you go back to Atlanta, the first thing that ...
GBPI Research Opens New Dimensions for Latin American Association
GBPI has brought great value and a new dimension to our work. -David Schaefer, director of advocacy for ...
Georgia Women’s Policy Institute Leverages Facts for Change
Working with GBPI was the key to my understanding of tax and budget issues that affect women and ...
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