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  • Cash-assistance programs are spreading in New York. The jury's out on what's a winning formula.

    Rebecca Redelmeier

    February 20, 2023 |

    Gothamist |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A cash assistance program by the Child Center of NY provides low-income residents with $200 monthly grants to use as they wish. The only stipulation is that they meet with the cohort of others in the program every month, too.

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  • Can Monthly Cash Payments Make Our Economy More Equitable?

    Sonali Kolhatkar

    February 11, 2023 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Guaranteed income programs aim to reduce poverty by providing cash to those in need with no strings attached. One of these programs in New York City, The Bridge Project, focuses on helping women of color who are mothers.

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  • Climate disasters hit poor people hardest. There's an obvious solution to that.

    Sigal Samuel

    February 03, 2023 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh

    An effective way to help those most vulnerable to climate disasters is by providing just-in-time cash transfers right before a disaster hits for them to use as they see fit for resilience and climate change adaptation.

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  • Costa Rican trail opens a path to cash for nature and people

    Tim Gaynor

    January 23, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica

    The Mar a Mar association is slowly improving the 174-mile hiking trail, Camino de Costa Rica, with new infrastructure to attract more tourists. The path was built to bring tourism profits inland to the local communities that need it. The association is also helping members of those communities develop small businesses around the trail.

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  • Students, schools agree NV tuition waiver program for Native Americans is off to a promising start

    Jeniffer Solis

    January 13, 2023 |

    Nevada Current |

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    Response Location: Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, United States, Nevada

    A new law in Nevada prohibits the state system of higher education from charging tuition to Native American students who are members of tribes in Nevada.

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  • Universal basic income eases caregiving after incarceration

    Makaelah Walters

    January 05, 2023 |

    Prism |

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    Response Location: United States, Florida

    The Just Income GNV project in Florida provides justice-impacted people with a guaranteed income for a year to help them get on their feet. All they have to do is fill out an application, get approved, and log their spending so the organizations running the program can track the results.

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  • 'This is not charity': A congregation attempts reparations

    Frances Nguyen

    December 29, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    A San Francisco Bay Area loan program called the Black Wealth Builders Fund provides low-to-moderate-income homebuyers in black neighborhoods zero-interest loans to cover the down payment on their first home.

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  • Los propietarios de viviendas de West Dallas no podían acceder a los fondos municipales para repararlas, así que el Ayuntamiento eliminó la barrera

    Jeffrey Ruiz

    December 27, 2022 |

    Dallas Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    Cuando el Ayuntamiento de West Dallas renunció a un requisito problematico para solicitar al Programa de Rehabilitación Específicamente de West Dallas (una iniciativa de revitalización de los barrios de la ciudad destinada a proporcionar ayuda financiera para la reparación de viviendas), muchos de los propietarios originalmente rechazados regresaron a solicitar fondos y finalmente pudieron acceder ayuda para reparar sus casas.

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  • How a Tucson-based program surrounds college students with support to get jobs with living wages

    John Washington

    December 09, 2022 |

    Arizona Luminaria |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    JobPath provides students at or below the poverty level in Tucson, Arizona, with money, mentorship, and soft skills training to help eliminate the barriers that keep them from finishing school.

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  • Entrepreneurship Fund Boosting Livelihoods of Rwandan Youths

    Umutoni Beatha

    November 07, 2022 |

    The Bridge Magazine |

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    Response Location: Rwanda

    The Toolkit program run by the Business Development Fund in Rwanda is helping young entrepreneurs fund their startups. Once a candidate applies for and receives funding by pitching their business idea, they receive a grant for half the cost and a loan for the other half. Loan repayment begins with no interest after a three-month grace period.

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