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Drug Testing Food Stamp and Welfare Recipients is a Waste of Time and Money
Representatives in the Georgia House are considering a proposal to start “suspicion-based” drug testing for people who receive public assistance. …
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New Report Shows Georgia’s Opportunity to Uplift Low-Income Working Moms
Forty-one percent of Georgia’s low-income working families are headed by women and 46 percent of these mothers have no college…
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Overview: Georgia’s 2015 Fiscal Year Human Services Budget
Strategic Additions Made to DHS Budget; Service Cuts Since Recession Retained The governor’s $516.1 million budget proposal for the 2015…
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Solutions to Reduce Hunger and Poverty Showcased at GBPI’s Jan. 8 Policy Conference
About one in five Georgians lives in poverty, making Georgia the sixth poorest state in the nation. More than one…
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Recovery or Bust: Georgia’s Poor Left Behind
More Georgians are living on the desperate side of the federal poverty line than at any time in the state’s…
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New Report: Recovery or Bust, Georgia’s Poor Left Behind
Georgia’s economy has slowly inched toward recovery since the state’s unemployment rate peaked in February 2010. More than three years…
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Georgia Families Face Food Assistance Threats This Thanksgiving
As you gather with friends and family for Thanksgiving dinner this week, be aware that one in five of your…
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Georgia Families Lose Food Assistance, Bigger Threat Looms
More than 1.9 million Georgians, including more than one in three Georgia children, are more likely to go hungry this…
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Georgia Gets a Failing Grade for the Overall Well-being of Women
Once again, sigh, Georgia is among the worst in a new analysis that ranks states by how well its citizens…
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