Category: SUCCESS STORIES

Are guaranteed-income programs in Illinois working?

Are guaranteed-income programs in Illinois working?

Thousands of Chicago and Cook County residents got $500 a month the past year from programs that are aiming to give people a little financial cushion.

When Jailyn Brown was selected to join a pilot program that gives cash to people struggling to make ends meet, the 23-year-old could hardly get enough hours at the retail store in Chicago where she worked to cover her expenses.

UBI Recipient: Before my Basic Income and the Child Tax Credit, I Used To Have to Work Four or Five Jobs To Make Ends Meet

By: ERICA Original Post: https://msmagazine.com/2022/02/24/front-and-center-17-erica-child-tax-credit-guaranteed-income-black-mothers-women-covid-magnolia-mothers-trust-jackson-mississippi/ _________________________________________ Front and Center is a groundbreaking series of op-eds—published by Ms. and created in partnership with the Magnolia Mother’s Trust—which aims

Congress should renew monthly Child Tax Credit payments

Working families and those with new businesses depend on payments to make ends meet. By: Megan Curtis | Special to The Tribune   Original Post: https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2022/02/03/megan-curtis-congress/ 

U.S. cities try new way to help the poor: cash

By Andy Sullivan Original article: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-cities-try-new-way-help-poor-give-them-money-2021-12-21/ WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Spurred by the coronavirus pandemic, dozens of U.S. cities are deploying a new tool in

Child Tax Credit Is Driving Americans Toward Entrepreneurship

By Andrew Trunsky Original article: https://dailycaller.com/2021/12/07/child-tax-credit-driving-americans-toward-entrepreneurship-little-effect-on-workforce/ A new study suggests that the child tax credit is not reducing overall employment nationwide but is driving some