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San Antonio Families Elevated in Cash without Conditions Approach to Addressing Poverty
News- San Antonio, Texas // Iris Dimmick- (July 19, 2022) Families in San Antonio impacted by monthly investments from innovative Guaranteed Income Pilot that values access to cash without conditions […]
Mayor Nireberg, nonprofit leaders discuss SA’s direct cash assistance
News- San Antonio, Texas // Karly Williams- (June 24, 2022) UpTogether and Texas-based H. E. Butt Foundation hosted “Cash without Conditions” with San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg as a panelist […]
For At-Risk Youth in Philadelphia, ‘Rapid Rehousing’ is Anything But
News- Philadelphia News- Philadelphia // Steve Volk- (May 19, 2022) Many young adults in Philadelphia wait months — or even longer — for housing, adding more trauma to an already […]
$25 Million Tennessee Opportunity Pilot Initiative Grant Secured for the Region
News- Tennessee // FTDD Staff- (May 10) Tennessee families will receive direct cash investments through an exciting three-year grant from the Tennessee Department of Human Services. The First Tennessee Development […]
Ann Arbor nonprofits to launch financial security program for Washtenaw County families
News- Michigan // Meredith Bruckner, Community News Producer, All About Ann Arbor (May 9) The Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation and the United Way of Washtenaw County are partnering with […]
Austin’s first guaranteed income program approved after initial delay
News- Austin, Texas // Antoinette Odom, Spectrum News 1 (May 6) Some Texas families struggling to make ends meet can now breathe a sigh of relief after council members voted […]
Council approves guaranteed income trial that will send monthly checks to Austin families
News- Austin, Texas // Ben Thompson, Community Impact Newspaper (May 5) The city of Austin is set to begin a one-year trial run of a pilot that will provide 85 […]
Austin City Council approves plan giving $1,000 per month to families
News- Austin, Texas // Matt Fernandez, KVUE-TV (May 5) The Austin City Council approves a new Guaranteed Income plan to give $1,000 per month to 85 families in the City […]
UpTogether Equity Fund invests in Chicago’s Black leaders
// Shelby Hawkins, Austin Talks (March 18) UpTogether Equity Fund invests in Chicago Black Leaders. The Oakland-based organization, formerly known as Family Independence Initiative, awarded 400 Black leaders across the […]
600 families in Oakland now receive $500 a month in guaranteed income
// KTVU Staff (February 10) 600 families in Oakland now receive $500 a month in guaranteed income in one of the nation’s largest guaranteed income pilots. Read and watch the […]
Oakland Resilient Families remains one of the largest guaranteed income programs in the country
// Lashawn Hudson, WABE-Atlanta (March 25) Atlanta-based NPR station WABE takes a closer look at UpTogether’s successful efforts in expanding a Guaranteed Income Pilot in Oakland called Oakland Resilient […]
Can an extra $800 a month lift someone out of poverty? Local nonprofits put cash to the test
News- Boston, MA // Shirley Leung Globe Columnist, (March 23) 55 United South End Settlements Chief of Staff Melody Valdes, with Co-Executive Directors Jerrell Cox, left, and José F. […]
Immigrant-based and Advocacy Organizations Launch Statewide Guaranteed Basic Income Study in New Mexico
Press Release- New Mexico // Santa Fe, New Mexico Press Release (February 7) First-of-Its-Kind Pilot Focuses on Undocumented Immigrant Workers and their Families FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Santa Fe, New Mexico—On […]