In The News
Opinion: Guaranteed income Is safe in Texas — for now
El Paso, Texas (June 17, 2025) – UpTogether CEO Jesús Gerena wrote an op-ed about our efforts to stop a ban on guaranteed income in Texas, and what the victory […]
A guaranteed income program was a lifeline for me. Now more Texans can benefit
Opinion – Austin, Texas (June 3, 2025) – UpTogether member Ashleigh Hamilton writes an op-ed about her advocacy to keep guaranteed income initiatives legal in Texas. Read more here.
Universal basic income touted as a success in Oakland
News – San Francisco, California (April 24, 2025) – A new report focused on a pilot program offering guaranteed income to families in Oakland, Calif., found that it had several […]
Oakland gave cash to low-income residents. A new study says it helped, but what’s next?
News – Oakland, California (April 23, 2025) – A few years ago, 300 low-income families in East Oakland began receiving $500 a month. Cold, hard cash, with no strings attached. (Read […]
‘It comforted me:’ Oakland’s guaranteed income program ends. Here’s who it helped
News – San Francisco, California (April 22, 2025) – Oakland’s pilot guaranteed income program — one of the largest in the country — allowed participants to stay housed and get […]
Can $500 change a life? Central Ohio uses Universal Basic Income concepts to target poverty
News – Columbus, Ohio (April 20, 2025) – The Ohio Mother’s Trust, funded by UpTogether and the RISE Together Innovation Institute, selected participants like Wooten from applicants who were members of Motherful, a grassroots collective […]
Peoria, Bloomington families receive monthly $500 checks
News – Peoria, Illinois (February 10, 2025) – Fifty-two families experiencing poverty from downstate Illinois have received financial help since last fall thanks to an out-of-state nonprofit. Read more.
Familes from Peoria, other Illinois cities are getting $500 a month as part of guaranteed income pilot
News – Peoria, Illinois (February 7, 2025) – Fifty-two Illinois families are currently participating in a guaranteed income pilot program that gives them $500 a month to spend as they […]
Illinois fund giving 52 families guaranteed monthly income for one year
News – Springfield, Illinois (February 6, 2025) – The UpTogether Illinois Community Fund is giving 52 families $500 a month for one year. Read more.
Dozens of Columbus’ low-income moms to get $500 a month
News – Columbus, Ohio (December 10, 2024) – A partnership among a trio of nonprofits will give 32 Columbus mothers $500 a month over the next year with no strings […]
Columbus single mothers to get monthly payments in new, first-of-its-kind income program
News – Columbus, Ohio (December 5, 2024) -Thirty-two Ohio mothers will receive the first of 12 payments of $500 this week. The payments, funded by the nonprofits RISE Together Innovation Institute and UpTogether, […]
Some Ohio Mothers Are Getting $500 in Monthly Payments
News – Columbus, Ohio (December 4, 2024) – A group of Ohio mothers will be getting $500 direct payments monthly as a new guaranteed income program starts in the state. […]
Fighting Poverty with Direct Cash Transfers, Featuring Jesús Gerena
Podcast – (October 17, 2024) – What happens when you give cash to those in need? Jesús Gerena, president and CEO of UpTogether, shares insight into how individuals who receive […]
Salem unveils guaranteed basic income program to ‘help families achieve economic mobility’
News – Salem, Massachusettes (October 17, 2024) – UpTogether partnered with the City of Salem to launch Uplift Salem. Read more.
Salem launches guaranteed-income program for 100 residents living in poverty
News – Salem, Massachusetts (October 15, 2024) – “We know what works,” said Jessica Ridge, UpTogether’s partnerships director. “We’ve seen it work over and over again across the country and […]