Headshot of Jessica (Taubner) Ridge As East Coast partnership director at the national nonprofit UpTogether, alum Jessica (Taubner) Ridge engages philanthropic and government partners to make direct cash investments in individuals and families facing financial hardship.
If there was a silver lining to COVID, Jessica Ridge (SPH’07) says, it was the increased awareness stimulus checks brought to the concept of giving people cash as both an efficient and effective alternative to traditional social assistance programs.
The federal government moved a lot of dollars to make it possible for local governments to provide people financial assistance, first, through the Coronavirus Aid, […]
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