Blog Coronavirus Cover GA Health Justice Leah Chan People Powered Prosperity Long-term Health Impact of COVID-19: Planning for Children Who Have Lost a Caregiver and Adults Experiencing Long COVID October 3, 2022 / October 5, 2022 by Leah Chan Thank you to Mandy Alderman of COVID Survivors for Change for sharing her personal story. In 2021, COVID-19 was the leading cause of premature death in Georgia, and, in mid-2022, the United States overall passed the dismal milestone of 1 million deaths from COVID-19. As COVID-19 recedes from the news headlines, it is important to […] Read more » coronavirus covid health-care long covid
Coronavirus Uncategorized GBPI Letter Urges Senators to Pass Comprehensive COVID-19 Relief December 8, 2020 / December 9, 2020 by Alex Welch December 4, 2020 Senator David Perdue455 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington DC 20510 Dear Senator Perdue, The holiday season is supposed to be a time filled with joy and shared with loved ones. But this year, too many Georgians are unable to afford enough to eat, pay bills, or keep up with the rent and families […] Read more » Budget coronavirus COVID-19 SNAP Unemployment
Budget and Taxes Coronavirus Daniel Kanso, PhD Fact Sheets Federal Funding Given to Georgia in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic August 14, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Daniel Kanso, PhD | 1 Comment on Federal Funding Given to Georgia in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Download PDF As of August 1, 2020, the federal fiscal response to the COVID-19 pandemic includes two major legislative packages: the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES). FFCRA funded free COVID-19 testing, enhanced unemployment insurance and suspended some burdensome requirements for recipients of the Supplemental […] Read more » CARES coronavirus covid funding
Alex Camardelle Cash and Safety Net Coronavirus Fact Sheets People Powered Prosperity New Support for Students Who Receive Free and Reduced-Price Lunch August 11, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Alex Camardelle Download PDF A Spanish-Language PDF is also available here. From now until Sept. 18, families of school children who receive free and reduced-priced lunch can apply to get Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT). This week the Georgia Division of Family & Children Services (DFCS) changed this deadline from Sept. 25 to ensure they receive updated […] Read more » coronavirus covid ebt p-ebt pandemic Safety Net
Blog Budget and Taxes Coronavirus Taifa Smith Butler Georgians Need Congress to Prioritize Bipartisan Relief Package August 3, 2020 / August 6, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler Georgians have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and the deepest economic downturn since the Great Depression. Infection numbers in Georgia continue to grow, and our hospitals are stretched to capacity. After declining each week since early May, Georgia is again seeing an increase in unemployment claims, as well as a decline in weekly benefits. […] Read more » Budget Budget Cuts coronavirus COVID-19 Unemployment
Cash and Safety Net Coronavirus GA Work Credit People Powered Prosperity Toolkits Worker Justice Spread the Word: COVID Relief Plan Must Meet the Need of Georgians July 28, 2020 / July 30, 2020 by Jennifer Crane Millions of people are struggling to feed themselves and their families, falling behind on rent and losing their unemployment insurance benefits just as spiking coronavirus cases are making it less likely that businesses will be able to reopen and they’ll be able to return to work safely. Moreover, Black, Latinx, Indigenous and immigrant communities have […] Read more » 21budgetcuts coronavirus COVID-19 HEALS act HEROES act recovery stimulus check
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Community Impact Health Justice Higher Education K-12 Education People Powered Prosperity Worker Justice Raise Revenue to Protect Georgia Families June 11, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Alex Welch Download PDF Dear Governor Kemp and Members of the Georgia General Assembly, Thank you for your work in service of our state during this very difficult time. As partners in the effort to help our state recover, we are asking you to take action to protect the funding of critical services and programs in Georgia. […] Read more » 21budgetcuts Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts coronavirus Education health Higher Education K-12 Safety Net
Alex Camardelle Blog Cash and Safety Net Coronavirus People Powered Prosperity Tearing the Fabric of Georgia’s Safety Net Guarantees an Uneven Recovery June 10, 2020 / July 28, 2020 by Alex Camardelle Key Points: The current COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic decline have underscored the problems of disinvestment in Georgia’s safety net programs, such as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or food assistance), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF, or cash assistance), Medicaid and other programs. The state has recently called for steep budget cuts, which are […] Read more » Budget Budget Cuts coronavirus COVID-19 Safety Net SNAP TANF
Coronavirus Cover GA Health Justice Laura Harker People Powered Prosperity Reports Make Public Health a Priority in Georgia During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond June 8, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Laura Harker Download PDF The state of Georgia plans to spend about $4 billion in state funds on health care programs in Fiscal Year 2021. Most of this spending flows to health care services through Medicaid, the state’s health insurance program serving almost 2 million Georgians. States play an important role in ensuring people can access clinical […] Read more » aids coronavirus health-care hiv maternal health covid Public Health
Blog Coronavirus Prosper GA Ray Khalfani Worker Justice State of Working Georgia in the COVID-19 Crisis June 1, 2020 / September 17, 2020 by Ray Khalfani Nearly two and a half months into the nationwide crisis responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, recent economic data continue to reveal the vulnerability of our nation’s workforce and how it turns to the unemployment insurance (UI) safety net. Georgia has begun reopening, considering options for austerity measures and awaiting potential federal action in hopes of […] Read more » Budget Cuts coronavirus state of working UI Unemployment
