Rockville, Md. – Parents participating in guaranteed income (GI) pilot programs in four cities have experienced notable benefits linked to better child outcomes, according to a new report from Abt Associates and Mayors for a Guaranteed Income (MGI). Prior research shows that poverty negatively affects children throughout their lives, from physical and mental health to earnings and educational attainment—and, typically, the longer children experience poverty, the worse their outcomes in adulthood. GI is a policy that provides cash directly to families as a resource to invest in materially improving their children’s well-being, reducing the stress and trauma families experience […]
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