The In Her Hands (IHH) initiative launched in 2022 via a partnership between the Georgia Resilience and Opportunity Fund and GiveDirectly and provided guaranteed income to 654 low-income Black women in urban, rural, and suburban areas of Georgia over two years.
The program aimed to offer immediate relief from severe economic hardship while exploring ways to reshape public policy to better support communities impacted by generations of wealth extraction. Designed in partnership with community members, the program randomly assigned participants to receive either A) $850 per month for 24 months or B) $4,300 in the first month, followed by $700 […]
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