Senior Economic Justice Policy Analyst
Ife Finch Floyd
Ife Finch Floyd (she/her) is a GBPI Senior Economic Justice Policy Analyst, leading the organization’s ongoing proactive safety net work and economic justice agenda.
Prior to coming to GBPI, Ife was the Director of TANF Research and Analysis with the Family Income Support Division at the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities. During her decade at the Center, she provided technical assistance to state partners, expanded engagement with TANF advocates, conducted analysis of TANF data and policy, centered up racial inequities and the historical racism within the nation’s cash assistance programs, built new partnerships with groups representing people with very low incomes, and moved forward equity conversations within the organization.
Ife holds a bachelor’s in sociology from Northwestern University and a Master of Public Policy from Georgia State University.
Recent Posts by Ife
New Survey Suggests School Districts Need State Funding to Better Implement Paid Parental Leave
Like other workers, our public school and state employees, who serve Georgians every day, deserve supports and assistance …
Cash Supports Should be Integrated into the Maternal-Infant Health Policy Agenda
GBPI would like to thank Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia for their thoughtful review of this …
Georgia Human Services Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2023
This section is co-authored by Economic Justice Senior Policy Analyst Ife Finch Floyd and Worker Justice and Criminal …
A Quick Summary of Key Safety Net Programs in Georgia
News stories and online commentary have noted that states with bans on abortion also lack strong social and …
Ending P-SNAP Harms Georgians
Amid the high cost of food and a baby formula shortage pushing up prices for a critical source …
GBPI submits public comments to narrow and clarify the public charge rule
Crystal Muñoz, Immigration Policy Analyst, also contributed to the comments. The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) believes …
Temporary Exemptions from SNAP’s Three-Month Time Limit Supports Food Security
Georgians recognize that when an individual cannot find a job or when the state experiences economic hardship, supports …
Overview: 2023 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
In his Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget, Gov. Kemp proposed $461 million for the Department of …
Fact Sheet: Georgia’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Family’s Benefit Has Not Increased in More Than 30 Years and Fails to Meet the Growing Cost of Basic Needs
Georgia’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Family’s (TANF) benefit has not increased in more than 30 …
Overview: Georgia’s 2023 Fiscal Year Budget for Human Services
Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposed $903 million Department of Human Services (DHS) budget for the 2023 fiscal …
Important Facts for Claiming the Expanded Child Tax Credit
What is the Child Tax Credit? The federal Child Tax Credit (CTC) helps families with the cost of …
Georgia Can Afford to Begin to Modernize TANF and Move Past Its Racist Legacy
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the cash assistance program to families with children and with very low …
