Boston explores direct payment program as solution to poverty
News – Boston, Massachusetts (December 4, 2023) – UpTogether’s Jess Ridge discussed Boston’s path to guaranteed income on WGBH’s Greater Boston. Watch here.
Should Boston have a guaranteed basic income program?
News – Boston, Massachusetts (November 28, 2023) – Will Boston try a new approach to tackling poverty? The Boston City Council this week held a hearing to consider a guaranteed basic […]
Pilot program aims to help pull Concord residents out of poverty
News – Concord, California (November 13, 2023) – Monument Impact’s new guaranteed income program is offering 120 single-parent families some breathing room on their journey to economic independence. UpTogether is […]
Invest in People, Not Programs
News – (October, 24, 2023) – Our CEO, Jesús Gerena, writes in NonprofitPro about UpTogether’s mission. Read his column here.
Should El Paso give out cash to families in need?
News – El Paso, Texas (October 22, 2023) – The city of El Paso may soon begin doling out $500 in cash every month to dozens of households across the […]
Austin City Council creates another guaranteed income program
News – Austin, Texas (September 29, 2023) – KXAN reports on Austin’s extension of cash grants to families. Watch the story here.
This Funding Intermediary Is Giving Guaranteed Income a Boost
News – Oakland, California (September 26, 2023) – UpTogether is one of a number of philanthropic efforts supporting local guaranteed income pilots across the country. In the wake of the […]
Austin’s family stabilization grants aim to lighten load for those who are stuggling
News – Austin, Texas (September 2, 2023) – Austin City Council has allocated $1.3 million in its new budget for a second round of family stabilization grants in the coming […]
NonProfit Times Names UpTogether CEO to “Power & Influence Top 50” List
News – Oakland, California (August 1, 2023) – UpTogether CEO Jesús Gerena has been named by Nonprofit Times to its “Power & Influence Top 50” List. Read more here.
Austin program that gives low-income families $1,000 a month to end soon
News – Austin, Texas (July, 17, 2023) – UpTogether member Taniequewa Brewster is featured in this report on the Austin guaranteed income pilot. Read and watch here.
One year into pilot program, how $1K monthly checks are helping low-income Austinites
News – Austin, Texas (June 29, 2023) – It’s been more than a year since the City of Austin approved a pilot program providing $1,000 checks every month to low-income […]
A program that aims to uplift low-income families
News – Cincinnati, Ohio (May 15, 2023) – UpTogether members discussed our strength-based approach on WVXU. Listen here.
Detroit reparations task force co-chair: Cash payments are only part of potential solutions
News – Detroit, Michigan (April 14, 2023) – Kofi Kenyatta, senior policy director of UpTogether, an organization that influences policies for systemic change, said he hopes the task force will […]
What’s next for Oakland’s guaranteed income program?
News – Oakland, California (April 11, 2023) – UpTogether, the nonprofit organization facilitating Oakland’s program, recently received an anonymous $1 million gift allowing the program to continue until June. But when […]
Detroit Today: Should Detroit provide guaranteed income to residents?
News – Detroit, Michigan (April 4, 2023) – UpTogether’s Kofi Kenyatta appeared on NPR Detroit to discuss guaranteed income. “As an organization, we recognize that poverty has been created by […]
