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Guaranteed Income Subsidizes Poverty And Trivializes Those In Need

How guaranteed incomes and anti-poverty measures are actually devaluing those we serve and how we can restore dignity to those in need.

Corey BurresApril 28, 20213 min read

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The Pandemic Doubles the Food Stamp Program Part 1

When someone needs financial help or workforce training from the government, where do they go? If we just allowed people to navigate federal programs on their own, the average person would be completely overw

Erik RandolphDecember 6, 20203 min read

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Welfare Cliffs and Gaps: The role health insurance plays in upward mobility

Cody and Estelle are a young married couple living in a suburban neighborhood. Cody has a full-time job and Estelle is a nanny so she can have their daughter with her at work. They make just enough money to pay the rent...

Georgia Center for OpportunityOctober 27, 20206 min read

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New GCO poll: 81% of parents support educational microgrants during COVID-19

The Georgia Center for Opportunity (GCO) today released the results of a parent opinion poll that found 81 percent of respondents in favor of using federal emergency relief funds to help parents cover some educational costs during the coronavirus pandemic.

David BassOctober 15, 20202 min read

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How Second Chances Impact Communities

Our communities need to understand and appreciate Kevin and others like him. We must begin to see past our biases and speak life into those who have fallen. The poverty of community is just as important (if not more important) than economic poverty, and the butterfly effect I am describing is always at play either in a positive or in a negative way.

Georgia Center for OpportunityOctober 13, 20204 min read

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Equitable Options In Education

Since 2016, the Georgia Center for Opportunity (GCO) has demonstrated the existence of welfare cliffs. Now a team of five economists has come to the same conclusion. Welfare cliffs are an unfortunate feature of the American welfare system.

Georgia Center for OpportunityOctober 7, 20205 min read

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If You Accept this Raise, You Fall Off the Welfare Cliff

Getting a raise from $15 to $18 could cost you over $20,000 in net income. Would you work hard for that promotion?

Georgia Center for OpportunityOctober 1, 20205 min read

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The Unintended Consequences of Generous Unemployment Benefits

Since 2016, the Georgia Center for Opportunity (GCO) has demonstrated the existence of welfare cliffs. Now a team of five economists has come to the same conclusion. Welfare cliffs are an unfortunate feature of the American welfare system.

David BassSeptember 29, 20204 min read

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Welfare Without Dignity Doesn’t Work

The fact of the matter is that systems like Medicaid, food stamps, and other programs are not designed to move people into a better life. Instead, they are a stop-gap that simply meets an immediate or temporary need.

Corey BurresSeptember 22, 20202 min read

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The Power of Second Chances

The Power of Second Chances By David Bass Imagine stepping from a life of homelessness characterized by desperation and deprivation to a […]

David BassAugust 24, 20202 min read

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How to help kids and teens cope mentally during the COVID-19 quarantine

How to help kids and teens cope mentally during the COVID-19 quarantine By Healthy Families Initiative Our Healthy Families Initiative (HFI) team […]

Georgia Center for OpportunityJuly 16, 20203 min read

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A Community Responds to Need (or Good News You’ll Never See in Mainstream Media)

A Community Responds to Need (or Good News You’ll Never See in Mainstream Media) By Eric Cochling […]

Eric CochlingJuly 7, 20204 min read

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New GCO poll: 81% of parents support educational microgrants during COVID-19

If You Accept this Raise, You Fall Off the Welfare Cliff

How to help kids and teens cope mentally during the COVID-19 quarantine

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Guaranteed Income Subsidizes Poverty And Trivializes Those In Need

The Pandemic Doubles the Food Stamp Program Part 1

Welfare Cliffs and Gaps: The role health insurance plays in upward mobility

New GCO poll: 81% of parents support educational microgrants during COVID-19

How Second Chances Impact Communities

Equitable Options In Education

If You Accept this Raise, You Fall Off the Welfare Cliff

The Unintended Consequences of Generous Unemployment Benefits

Welfare Without Dignity Doesn’t Work

The Power of Second Chances

How to help kids and teens cope mentally during the COVID-19 quarantine

A Community Responds to Need (or Good News You’ll Never See in Mainstream Media)

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