Freedom Futures: How Atlanta’s First Baby Bonds Pilot is Building Evidence to Close the Wealth Gap
Last fall, The GRO Fund launched the inaugural cohort of Freedom Futures: Cash for Today, Capitol for Tomorrow, a first-of-its-kind Baby Bonds pilot program. We welcomed 50 ambitious young people from educational institutions across Atlanta into the program, designed to understand how direct investments in young people accelerate wealth-building and provide lasting financial stability. The program provides young people with monthly income support so they can meet their needs today and an investable sum to build long-term wealth.
Finding Hope Through In Her Hands: Shemeka’s Story
Through In Her Hands, Shemeka discovered something profound: not just financial support, but a community of women who’ve become her sisters, a platform to help others, and the space to be authentically herself while building toward a future that honors both her loss and her resilience.
The Power of Peace: Quaniya’s In Her Hands Journey
The reliable, monthly guaranteed income gave Q more than just a financial safety net. It restored her mental peace. The daily loop—gas or groceries, light bill or school supplies – began to quiet, and Q could hear herself think again.
From Survival to Dreams: Aisha's In Her Hands Journey
When Aisha Amos found the postcard on her door about the In Her Hands guaranteed income program, her first instinct wasn't to think about herself. After more than 20 years in Atlanta, the Baltimore native had become accustomed to looking out for others first.
A Journey of Faith and Resilience: Lagrina’s In Her Hands Journey
Reliable, no-strings-attached monthly income support replaced her daily worry with a strategic plan. With her first payment of $800, Lagrina made the choice to prioritize stability.
Martin Luther King dreamed of a guaranteed income to address racial inequity. Here’s how we make it reality.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spent his final year advocating for a federal program of stable and certain cash payments to alleviate poverty, because he, alongside many Civil Rights leaders, knew civic freedoms would be of little use for Americans still denied basic financial freedom.