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Last fall, we welcomed 50 young people from educational institutions across Atlanta into our inaugural cohort of Freedom Futures, a first-of-its-kind Baby Bonds pilot. During enrollment, participants shared what they’re most looking forward to as they begin the program, and what they would tell themselves four years from now, after completing it. They spoke of starting successful businesses, advancing their education, buying homes, and building wealth for their families and the next generation.

Stories of Impact

Stories of Impact
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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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How We Create Change

At the Georgia Resilience and Opportunity (GRO) Fund, we are working to narrow the racial wealth divide and advance economic justice by delivering direct cash transfers that place power back into the hands of those most impacted, and build momentum toward policies that embed economic justice in law.

2025 Impact Report
2025 Impact Report