COOK COUNTY, Ill. — Cook County is moving to the next phase of its guaranteed income program after the pilot launched in 2022. The program leveraged $42,000,000 in federal funding provided by the ...
Cook County’s pilot guaranteed income program, which provided $500 per month to 3,250 low- and moderate-income residents, ...
New York City is preparing to roll out a guaranteed income program that will provide $15,800 per person to disadvantaged residents. What Happened: The New York City Council has set aside $1.5 million ...
STOCKTON, Calif. — It started with a letter in the mail, met with curiosity and skepticism by residents in Stockton, California. “I filled it out, turned it in, still kind of thinking it was a joke ...
There have been more than 150 guaranteed income pilot programs implemented across the country, but only one has made its program permanent - Cook County, Illinois. The county, which includes Chicago, ...
Kellie has tons of houseplants because she loves to care for them and watch them grow. For the past two years, she has grown alongside her plants as a recipient of the city of Boulder’s guaranteed ...
Artists and cultural workers are falling through the cracks of our economy at a time when their work has never been more needed in society. Their ability to exist and thrive is threatened by the cost ...
L.A. Community College District launched a guaranteed basic income program in 2024. LAist checked in to see how students are ...
Participants in the program were shown to have better financial stability, planning, and lower levels of stress related to ...