Georgia: Guaranteed Monthly Income Program Will Give $850 to Poor Black Women in Atlanta

Georgia: Guaranteed Monthly Income Program Will Give $850 to Poor Black Women in Atlanta

Hundred dollar bills The state of Georgia is selecting women by race for a guaranteed income pilot program. The program, called In Her Hands, will give as many as 650 poor black women $850 a month, no strings attached.

“Launching early next year and distributing more than $13 million, it is poised to be one of the largest guaranteed income pilot programs in the U.S.,” the Huffington Post reported: Led by the Georgia Resilience and Opportunity Fund, a coalition of local elected officials and nonprofits, and the nonprofit GiveDirectly, the program will include participants who live in Atlanta and other […]

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