Community Impact
Overview
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 …
Kate Little supported GBPI from the beginning to inform state policymaking
I realize that more than anything else public policy impacts the work that we do. GBPI works every …