Work Requirements, Time Limits Constrain Food Assistance
This year the state informed nearly 12,000 Georgians that they were at risk of being cut off from food assistance from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, commonly called food stamps)....
View ArticleHow did more than 7,000 Georgians lose food stamps?
Thousands of Georgians were dropped from food stamp benefits this year – roughly 62 percent of the state’s recipients. The state told them they had an April 1 deadline to find a job, or lose their...
View ArticleCareer Pathways Can Strengthen Georgia Families
Georgia parents work hard every day to put food on the table and provide a brighter future for their children. Yet more than one in three of the state’s working families with children are likely to...
View ArticleGeorgia faces deep food stamp cuts
WASHINGTON – Georgia could lose nearly $700 million annually in food stamp funds under cuts proposed by the Trump Administration. Anti-hunger advocates fear the $193 billion reduction President Donald...
View ArticleGBPI: Foster care in state is facing budget challenges, overloaded caseworkers
With the foster care population on the rise and caseworker loads increasing, the state budget for child welfare is struggling to meet the needs of the Georgia Division of Family Services Read more. The...
View ArticleChild poverty continues to plague Georgia
Georgia fell slightly in an annual ranking of how children and families fare as the state continues to be plagued by a high percentage of children in poverty and parents without a secure job. Read...
View ArticleReport: Georgia students go hungry during the summer
Georgia is among six states that “missed out” on the most federal funding for feeding children from low-income households, according to a new report. Read more. The post Report: Georgia students go...
View ArticleStates ease access to welfare and food stamps for convicted drug felons
Twenty years after a federal law blocked people with felony drug convictions from receiving welfare or food stamps, more states are loosening those restrictions — or waiving them entirely. In April,...
View ArticleMore will have to work to keep food stamps
Georgia plans to significantly expand the number of counties that require food stamp recipients with no children to find a job, extending the program from three to 24 counties across the state. The...
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Economic Opportunity Agenda for Georgia Women
Introduction – Why An Economic Opportunity Agenda for Georgia Women? The economic status of women in Georgia is a key factor in the overall health and future of the state’s economy. Women represent a...
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