Atlanta Starts Two Guaranteed-Income Pilot Programs

Atlanta Starts Two Guaranteed-Income Pilot Programs

by Elyse Apel

The city of Atlanta launched its guaranteed income pilot program earlier this year in the wake of the COVID pandemic that gives $500 a month to 300 Atlanta residents.

According to the city , the guaranteed income program “is meant to supplement rather than replace the existing social safety net and can be a critical tool for improving racial and gender equity.”The city of Atlanta donated $2 million to the nonprofit organization Urban League of Greater Atlanta to put the program in place. The Income Mobility Program for Atlanta Community Transformation (I.M.P.A.C.T.) is Atlanta’s first city-wide guaranteed […]

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