Blog Cash and Safety Net Economic Justice Health Justice Ife Finch Floyd Leah Chan Legislation Could Better Address Georgia’s Black Maternal Health Crisis July 5, 2023 / July 5, 2023 by Ife Finch Floyd This policy brief is co-authored by Director of Economic Justice Ife Finch Floyd and Director of Health Justice Leah Chan. The vision cast by Black leaders and scholars of “a world where Black women and birthing people have the rights, respect, and resources to thrive before, during, and after pregnancy” is attainable and fundamental to […] Read more » Access to Care access to resources Black birthing people Black maternal health Black women equity Georgia legislation health crisis health equity medicaid paid leave reproductive rights TANF
Blog Cash and Safety Net Ife Finch Floyd The Basics of Georgia’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program February 13, 2023 / January 15, 2025 by Ife Finch Floyd Quick fact sheet available here. What is Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or TANF? TANF is the state’s cash assistance program that supports families with children and with very low incomes. Parents must meet certain requirements, like work requirements, to qualify for the program. TANF started in 1996 and replaced the previous cash assistance program, […] Read more » cash assistance Economic Security Safety Net TANF
Blog Cash and Safety Net Ife Finch Floyd Inclusive Economy for Immigrants Cash Supports Should be Integrated into the Maternal-Infant Health Policy Agenda August 29, 2022 / August 30, 2022 by Ife Finch Floyd GBPI would like to thank Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia for their thoughtful review of this paper. Key Takeaways The wellbeing of Georgia’s children and families starts with healthy mothers and babies. Research is finds that financial stability during the earliest years of a child’s life can lead to positive outcomes in adulthood. […] Read more » child care EITC housing maternal health medicaid Safety Net TANF
Blog Cash and Safety Net Ife Finch Floyd Inclusive Economy for Immigrants A Quick Summary of Key Safety Net Programs in Georgia July 26, 2022 / July 26, 2022 by Ife Finch Floyd News stories and online commentary have noted that states with bans on abortion also lack strong social and economic supports for expecting women and birthing people and families with infants. Georgia is one of the states that has now instituted an abortion ban starting when embryonic cardiac activity is detected, usually around 6 weeks. Women […] Read more » child care EITC housing medicaid Safety Net TANF
Blog Cash and Safety Net Ife Finch Floyd Inclusive Economy for Immigrants GBPI submits public comments to narrow and clarify the public charge rule May 10, 2022 / May 10, 2022 by Ife Finch Floyd Crystal Muñoz, Immigration Policy Analyst, also contributed to the comments. The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) believes that there should be no test to determine if a person has or is likely to become a public charge, or “primarily dependent on the government for subsistence,” when applying to be a lawful permanent resident (LPR) […] Read more » immigrants public charge Safety Net TANF
Cash and Safety Net Fact Sheets Ife Finch Floyd People Powered Prosperity 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 February 8, 2022 / February 8, 2022 by Ife Finch Floyd Georgia’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Family’s (TANF) benefit has not increased in more than 30 years and fails to meet the growing cost of basic needs. Cash Aid 1991 2022 Benefit Level Change Nominal TANF Grant For a family of 3 $280 $280 Unchanged Everyday household and personal care items have increased […] Read more » cash assistance inflation TANF
Blog Cash and Safety Net Ife Finch Floyd Georgia Can Afford to Begin to Modernize TANF and Move Past Its Racist Legacy December 10, 2021 / February 9, 2022 by Ife Finch Floyd Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the cash assistance program to families with children and with very low incomes, should help stabilize any family, Black, Brown or white, when they experience a life challenge like a job loss. Yet TANF was built on racist narratives and policies that have kept it from being the program […] Read more » cash assistance Economic Security Safety Net TANF
Alex Camardelle Bill Analysis Cash and Safety Net People Powered Prosperity Modernizing Cash Aid for Thousands of Georgia Children in Deep Poverty | Bill Analysis: HB 91 (LC 33 8469) February 10, 2021 / February 10, 2021 by Alex Camardelle Introduction The only program in Georgia that is available to provide direct cash assistance to children in deep poverty—Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)—does little to reach families with the greatest needs. For those it can reach, it provides insufficient income support. In 1996, 254,000 children and families received direct cash aid, while today only […] Read more » cash assistance poverty TANF
Alex Camardelle Cash and Safety Net People Powered Prosperity Reports Cash Matters: Reimagining Anti-Racist TANF Policies in Georgia October 1, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Alex Camardelle | 1 Comment on Cash Matters: Reimagining Anti-Racist TANF Policies in Georgia Download PDF This report was written in partnership with Ray Khalfani, Research Associate This report contains research and policy solutions that are part of a broader anti-racist vision to reverse racial disparities in Georgia. These disparities are caused and perpetuated by structural racism, a collection of discriminatory policies and racial biases across several […] Read more » anti-racist racial equity Safety Net SNAP TANF
Blog Cash and Safety Net Furaha Njoroge People Powered Prosperity The Impact of Racism on Georgia’s Safety Net August 7, 2020 / August 7, 2020 by Furaha Njoroge CW: To highlight the problematic narratives surrounding safety net programs, this piece quotes racist statements opponents of these programs have made. Safety net programs, sometimes called “welfare,” are programs meant to meet the basic needs for families who fall on hard times. Programs including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), […] Read more » child care assistance racism Safety Net SNAP TANF Unemployment Insurance
