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Community Partner Spotlight: Disability Rights Iowa
Written by: The Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) Team A common misconception we often hear from professionals, families/guardians, and even beneficiaries themselves is that work is not an option for people with disabilities who are approved for...
Community Partner Spotlight: Urbandale Food Pantry
Written by: Patty Sneddon-Kisting, Executive Director of Urbandale Food Pantry Attending the showing of Chelsea Eats project and the community conversation that followed, hosted by the UpLift team provided a sense of reassurance. It was encouraging to see the dialogue...
Baby’s First Years Study
Reducing poverty is critical to prevent negative long-term outcomes in children and to improve the life trajectories of today’s youth. A family’s income level is linked to a child’s physical, emotional, and cognitive development (Engle & Black, 2008). Children in...
What’s Next for UpLift?
UpLift is committed to providing Central Iowans with community learning opportunities centered around exploring basic income as a poverty reduction strategy. Beyond the research conducted with the 110 Central Iowans receiving a basic income and a control group of 140...
Back to School with By Degrees Foundation
Written by: Emily Westergaard CEO of By Degrees Foundation What’s the biggest predictor of whether a student will succeed in school and beyond? Is it their hard work, their dedication, their “grit?” Is long-term success based on how smart a student is? Does having the...
Recruitment Strategies Developed from Community Conversations
Before coming to The Harkin Institute as a Project Coordinator for UpLift – The Central Iowa Basic Income Pilot, I was finishing my Master’s in Public Health degree at the University of Iowa with a practicum project focused on the Central Iowa basic income pilot...
Meet the Participants
Click here to view our full infographic!Between February 17- 27, over 6,000 Central Iowans applied to be one of the 110 randomly selected individuals for the basic income pilot study. Those selected to receive the monthly payments were notified throughout March and...
Recruitment and Community Engagement
Support from many community partners led to successful recruitment and engagement in the pilot. Such a response – 6,000 total applicants – also demonstrates what our community is capable of accomplishing when we come together with a common purpose. To reach eligible...
Thank you!
Today marks many firsts, with the 110 UpLift participants receiving their first $500 monthly income payment! This first payment officially kicks off two years of payments and a three-year community learning opportunity, dedicated to providing Central Iowa with...
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