In Her Hands’ Phase 1 Evaluation Report is here.
In Her Hands is the largest guaranteed income initiative in the Southeast. This program provides critical, no-strings-attached monthly income support. Guaranteed income (GI) is an evidence-based strategy to directly address deep-seated economic insecurity and poverty, which disproportionately impact historically disinvested communities.
Existing GI research has demonstrated the importance of an income floor to help people meet their basic needs. Key findings from In Her Hands expand on this learning, illustrating how participants were able to secure sustainable employment, better navigate structural barriers, strengthen family bonds, pursue education, and improve their overall health. Guaranteed income helped to affirm participants dignity and choice — one household at a time.
You can read GRO’s summary of the research and the full report at the links below.
“These findings underscore the transformative potential of guaranteed income to empower women, strengthen families, build more equitable communities, and a just economy. $850 a month not only relieves much-needed financial strain but has positive ripple effects across the lives and families served – providing choice, agency and greater capacity for self-determination.”
Hope Wollensack, Founder and Executive Director, Georgia Resilience & Opportunity Fund
In Her Hands: Year One Evaluation
Within 1 year of the 2 year program, participants in the In Her Hands guaranteed income program experienced: gains in financial stability & resilience, reduced use of high cost financial services, greater housing security, mental and physical health improvements, increased life satisfaction, and more.
To add more personal context to our findings, our research team asked participants, “What does guaranteed income mean to you?” As a result, numerous individuals contributed photos, which we compiled into a video.
