About the Pilot
Even a small amount of cash can make
a world of difference.
About the Pilot
Even a small amount of cash can make
a world of difference.
It All Adds Up, also known as the Bay Area Thriving Families Study, is a five-year randomized control trial providing 225 Bay Area families who have recently experienced homelessness with $1,000 in guaranteed basic income for 12 months. While research has already proven GBI effective in improving individuals’ health, financial, and employment outcomes, It All Adds Up is a first-of-its-kind effort to determine the impact of direct cash payments on families’ long-term housing stability.
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Project
Partners
Compass Family Services is passionate about helping families who are experiencing homelessness in San Francisco—and those who are at risk—become stably housed, emotionally and physically healthy, and economically self-sufficient. Compass provides a comprehensive range of support services designed specifically for those in distress including everything from shelter and housing to childcare and basic needs support.
Established in 1985, Hamilton Families’ mission is to end family homelessness in the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition to nationally-recognized homelessness prevention and housing subsidy programs, Hamilton Families provides shelter and stability, and supports the well-being of children experiencing homelessness.
The Housing Solutions Lab at the NYU Furman Center helps small and midsize cities plan, launch, and evaluate evidence-based local housing policies that advance racial equity; increase access to opportunity; and improve long-term health and wellbeing for residents.
Funding
Partners
Google.org brings the best of Google to help solve some of humanity’s biggest challenges — combining funding, innovation, and technical expertise to support underserved communities and provide opportunity for everyone.
J-PAL North America is a regional office of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), a global research center based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), whose mission is to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence.
The Bay Area Thriving Families Study is funded in part by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
