Title
& Description
News Outlet
& Journalist
Date
& Location
MEDIA TYPE
& LENGTH
24 March 2021
United States
Text
800-1500 Words
The Child Tax Credit included in the coronavirus relief package provides a guaranteed income for families with children. The merits of guaranteed income have been established in multiple countries as well as local pro...
9 March 2021
Stockton, California, United States
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800-1500 Words
A guaranteed income pilot program in Stockton, California, resulted in improved mental health and even increased full-time employment rates. The extra cash gave recipients who were struggling with poverty the mental a...
6 March 2021
Stockton, California, United States
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800-1500 Words
A guaranteed income pilot program in Stockton increased full-time employment rates amongst recipients. Cash payments provided “the stability they needed to set goals, take risks, and find new jobs.” In addition to emp...
5 March 2021
Stockton, California, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
A guaranteed income pilot program in Stockton increased full-time employment rates amongst recipients. Cash payments improved mental health and gave participants the stability, bandwidth, and time to apply and intervi...
3 March 2021
Stockton, California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
A pilot project provided residents who made less than the median income in Stockton, California, with monthly cash payments. The extra money helped recipients secure employment, avoid housing instability, handle unexp...
22 February 2021
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Guaranteed income pilot programs have created a crucial safety net, especially for women of color who have experienced poverty disproportionately after the onset of the pandemic. The once-fringe idea has gained popula...
15 February 2021
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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800-1500 Words
A long-running fund in Philadelphia has been able to help struggling small-business owners in the city since 1854. The Merchant Fund has been able to provide 67 businesses with $307,000 in grants since the onset of th...
4 February 2021
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Universal Basic Income programs around the country have demonstrated the effectiveness of distributing cash to people who are economically struggling. Philadelphia distributed $1.7 million through the Worker Relief Fu...
4 February 2021
Vermont, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Vermont approved coronavirus relief funding for immigrants who did not qualify for federal aid in the first round of the CARES Act. Migrant farm workers play a vital role in Vermont’s dairy industry and were hailed as...
4 February 2021
Oklahoma, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
The Cherokee Language Master Apprentice Program is an immersion program that pays adults to learn the Cherokee language, which is quickly disappearing yet important for preserving Cherokee culture. The program require...
4 February 2021
Yurok Reservation, California, United States
Podcast
Over 15 Minutes
The Yurok Tribe is tackling climate change through the use of a carbon-offset program, sustainable forestry principles, watershed and river recovery methods, and even beaver restoration practices. Over the years, the ...
The American Leader
Anna Luo
28 January 2021
United States
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1500-3000 Words
Cash payments are an effective way to address the economic hardships associated with the pandemic. Philanthropic efforts to distribute aid in the form of cash are relying on local organizations that have the community...
The Land
Dan Polletta
26 January 2021
Slavic Village, Ohio, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
The Slavic Village Development, a non-profit community development agency, is helping to connect residents who are facing eviction during the coronavirus pandemic with financial assistance. The organization provides f...
22 January 2021
Rock Hall, Maryland, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Maryland farmer Trey Hill became the first seller in a tech startup’s carbon marketplace, paying him $115,000 for initiating regenerative farming practices. By introducing cover crops, he has been able to sequester ab...
CityLab
Brentin Mock
15 January 2021
Oakland, California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
A program in Oakland, California, is helping Black women-owned companies survive the economic downturn since the onset of the pandemic. Known as Runway, the financial innovation firm provides $1,000 a month without an...
31 December 2020
China
Text
1500-3000 Words
The Chinese government is providing money, livestock, and better homes to successfully help break the cycle of poverty. $700 billion in loans and grants have gone toward the rural poverty alleviation program in additi...
17 December 2020
Togo
Text
1500-3000 Words
To quickly distribute money to poverty-stricken areas in Togo during the coronavirus pandemic, the country's government turned to mobile cash payments. Working with a non-profit and UC Berkeley’s Center for Effective ...
1 December 2020
Kenya
Text
Over 3000 Words
The results of a universal basic income (UBI) program in Kenya show the positive ripple effect of giving everyone money on a consistent basis over the course of several years. Recipients have been able to lift themsel...
23 November 2020
United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Students across the country are dealing with food and housing insecurity, and financial loss, conditions that have been exacerbated because since the pandemic. In response, students in some colleges and universities c...
9 November 2020
Iceland
Text
1500-3000 Words
Icelandic parents each get three months leave, paid at 80% of their salary, to be used within 18 months of a child’s birth. Parents also get an additional three months leave that they can split up as they choose. The ...
6 November 2020
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Two urban farmers launched a GoFundMe and raised $55,000 to help provide land security to Black farmers in Detroit. Through the Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund, they will select applicants to grow crops for five years ...
5 November 2020
Shebu, Guangdong, China
Text
1500-3000 Words
In order to get a handle on the spread of COVID-19, and to prevent future zoonotic disease outbreaks, China introduced temporary regulations banning commercial breeding of wildlife for meat consumption. These have hit...
27 October 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
A substance abuse program known as contingency management offers incentives to those who to stay in treatment and remain abstinent from the use of drugs. Although not all agree with the merits of the program and quest...
22 October 2020
Illinois, United States
Podcast
Over 15 Minutes
Refrigerants being used in old air conditioners or grocery story cooling systems leak into the atmosphere contributing to global warming. Tradewater, a company in Illinois, picks up these containers, destroys the refr...
20 October 2020
United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Countries spanning several continents have experimented with basic income in often successful attempts to curb poverty, transition into the era of automation, reduce crime, and boost health and happiness outcomes. The...
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