On July 27th, the 2022 John P. McNulty Prize Winners engaged in a dynamic conversation about their bold visions for solving humanity’s most intractable social problems, and how they stay true to their values and convictions in the face of enormous challenges.
The Magnolia Mothers Trust
GUARANTEED INCOME: A Primer for Funders
This primer was developed to educate about the ways guaranteed income and related cash-based policies not only strengthen low and moderate-income communities and communities of color, but also build a healthy and more resilient economy.
Income Programs’ Differences Show Equity is Key
Many anti-poverty groups agree that strategically targeted guaranteed income, not UBI, is the best path forward to ending poverty, advancing gender and racial equity and supporting low-income Americans.
Off-Kilter Podcast: “Child Poverty Was Always a Political Choice”: What’s Next for America’s Child Allowance?
Magnolia Mother’s Trust marks a history-making three cycles of paying Black mothers $1,000 a month
The Magnolia Mother’s Trust is now the longest-running guaranteed income program in the United States. But the program, which gives Black mothers in Jackson, Mississippi, $1,000 a month for one year, no strings attached, was never meant to last forever.
Black Women Best: The Framework We Need for an Equitable Economy
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis have cemented an American truth
that’s been ignored for too long by too many: Through its policy and political choices, the
US continues to prioritize the interests of a wealthy, predominantly white few over the
well-being of all its people, but especially over the protection of Black and brown lives.