Dr. King’s dream of economic justice and his fight for an economic Bill of Rights is getting new life in his childhood neighborhood, Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward. That’s where Georgia recently launched a guaranteed income pilot program,
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In Mississippi, a long-running guaranteed income program is helping Black mothers
In the U.S. 30% of families headed by Black mothers live below the poverty line. But one initiative in Mississippi is trying to address that problem with a guaranteed income program called Magnolia Mother’s Trust.
Black women in Martin Luther King Jr.’s neighborhood will soon receive monthly cash payments
A new guaranteed income program will send $850 monthly payments to Black women over two years, beginning in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward, where King popularized the idea of direct cash payments half a century ago.
Front and Center: Guaranteed Income Helped Amber Be a Better “All-Around Support System” for her Kids
“I’m in a good place right now, things are going well. So I’m just trying to focus on that and build on it. Being part of the Magnolia Mother’s Trust helped me out a lot with my bills.”
Meet a mom of 2 who gets $1,000 a month through a basic income program — which helped her family pay their bills after an unexpected crisis
In addition to helping her pay for her car, McNair said that the Magnolia Mother’s Trust funds help her pay for rent, groceries, and supplies for her kids. Vitally, she said, it’s also helping her tackle medical debt from previous health complications.
Low-Income Families Feel the Strain without Monthly Child Tax Credits
As is clear from the experiences of the MMT moms, a permanent CTC and federal guaranteed income would enable low-income mothers to support their children’s education, invest in their family’s future and live their lives without the constant mental burdens of debt and living paycheck-to-paycheck.