SUCCESS STORIES
Meet a single mom who transformed her life through a basic income program that helped her get a car, a new job, and better housing
By Jason Lalljee Original article: https://www.businessinsider.com/how-ubi-helps-woman-went-from-homeless-guaranteed-income-funding-2021-11 Christine, a woman from Compton, California, gets $1,800 every three months through a
As Oakland expands guaranteed basic income program, early recipients call it success
By Greg Lee Original article: https://www.ktvu.com/news/oakland-guaranteed-income-two-families-share-their-experiences OAKLAND, Calif. – In June, the city of Oakland launched one of the largest guaranteed income pilot
How a guaranteed basic income pilot program is helping in Gary, Indiana
By Zachary Green Original article: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-a-guaranteed-income-pilot-program-is-helping-some-in-gary-indiana The city of Gary, one of the poorest in Indiana, is now one
Stimulus Payments and the Child Tax Credit Are Transforming U.S. Families—What Happens When They End?
by Katie Fleischer COVID-19 and the unprecedented economic crisis it caused made 2020 one of the most economically challenging years
Child Tax Credit payments, other cash benefits lead to a decrease in child poverty
By Logan Rockefeller Harris Researchers from the Center on Poverty & Social Policy at Columbia University have been measuring monthly poverty
They Gave Black Mothers in Mississippi $1,000 a Month. It Changed Their Lives.
A basic income experiment in the state should teach national Democrats a lesson as they weigh a permanent Child
Child Tax Credit Helping Parents in West Virginia to Afford Remote Work
By Skylar Eagle MERCER COUNTY, WV (WVNS) — The pandemic changed life for millions of Americans across the nation.
As pandemic squeezes budgets, Georgia families lean on child tax credit checks
By Yamil Berard, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Payments help autistic child get therapy, family avoid eviction, couple cope with job loss,
Child Tax Credits Help Poorest Americans Pay Off Costly Debt
Census surveys show that low income families are using the child tax credits to pay off debt. This is
The Pandemic Cost Him Everything. But the Child Tax Credit Is Giving His Family Hope.
Phil came to the U.S. in search of opportunity, but when COVID-19 hit he lost his job, immigration status,
Will basic income get its due on the campaign trail in Canada?
With affordability on many Ontarians’ minds this election, TVO.org looks at the credits and debits of basic income —
‘It literally saved us’: what the new child tax credit means for families
For many American parents struggling to make ends meet during the Covid crisis, Biden’s child tax credit has already
Just one child tax credit payment reduced financial anxiety for 56% of families
By: Carmen Reinicke @CSREINICKE In August, millions of American families received the second of six advance child tax credit
Here’s what happened when a San Francisco nonprofit gave unhoused people $500 a month
Miracle Messages supports unhoused people with weekly calls and texts. Then it started giving them cash—and saw a massive
The monthly CTC has already resulted in a drop in reported food insufficiency in households with children
By: DANIEL J. PEREZ-LOPEZ A drop in the number of households with children that reported food insufficiency and trouble
Child tax credit: Families use payments for rent, food, debts
Christina Darling finally replaced her 2006 Chevrolet Equinox after it broke down several times while picking her children up
Mom provided basic income for a year explains how important it was to her
By: LAKEISHA Front and Center is a groundbreaking series of op-eds—published by Ms. and created in partnership with the Magnolia Mother’s Trust—which
How the New Monthly Child Tax Credit Checks Are Already Changing Lives
“There’s very few good news stories, and this is one.” By: Sarah Jones Months into lockdown, Maggie Wiggin noticed
California lawmakers approve nation’s first state-funded guaranteed income plan
By: ADAM BEAM California lawmakers on Thursday approved the first state-funded guaranteed income plan in the U.S., committing $35 million
Basic Income Is Helping Chephirah Cover Her Bills, Plan Her Future and Finally Feel Hope
By: CHEPHIRAH Front and Center is a groundbreaking series of op-eds—published by Ms. and created in partnership with the Magnolia Mother’s Trust—which
Basic income has extended a lifeline to South Bay former foster youth. Will concept go statewide?
By: Shwanika Narayan Veronica Vieyra is no stranger to the bottom falling out. After moving from Mexico when she
Opinion: The success of Canada’s CERB is proof a universal basic income is doable and beneficial
UBI programs are a hot topic among economists and policymakers. Can it live up to its promise to eradicate
Book celebrates the potential of a basic income
Study after study continues to provide mounting evidence that UBI works despite politicians obstructionists positions due to pollical pressures.
Researchers found that sharp declines in food shortages, financial instability, and anxiety coincided with the stimulus checks
Researchers found that sharp declines in food shortages, financial instability and anxiety coincided with the two most recent rounds
Basic income recipient: ‘I was able to stay above water’
It’s your money; spend it on whatever you need and enjoy the peace of mind. By: Malia Wollan “Let
Marica’s basic income guarantee has proven its worth in Brazil
Like an island surrounded by the Brazil of right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, the city of Maricá is testing a
City in Brazil where a quarter of the population receives basic income sees employment increase during Covid while rest or Brazil sees record unemployment
Located just 60km from Rio de Janeiro, Marica has modelled itself into a very different city, paying residents a
Some Recipients Are Using Their Stimulus Checks To Grow Free Food for Their Communities
Fed up with the government’s failures during the pandemic, #1400Challenge is inspiring people to turn their front yards into
How a basic income pilot in D.C. is providing recipients a choice between $5500 (lump sum) or $1100 a month for five months
Proponents say no-strings-attached payments can boost urban development, narrow the racial wealth gap outside of emergencies too by Carey L.
For Tia, Basic Income Provided ‘A Little Push’
A personal story. By: Tia I was part of the very first Magnolia Mother’s Trust program, back when it
Excerpt About UBI from The New Possible: Visions of Our World Beyond Crisis
We can’t be an anti-racist, just society until we have safe and stable families and communities. And for this
One Mom’s Basic Income Story from Jackson, Mississippi
A intimate and personal story that gets at the heart of the challenges of being a single mother. Imagine