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The latest and greatest from the AidKit team from June to September 2023.
continue readingThe Road to Permanence: from a one time direct cash transfer to the largest public Guaranteed Income (GI) program in U.S. history.
continue readingIntroducing an innovative and inclusive way to understand the important people in a potential recipient's lives.
continue readingAidKit Co-Founder and CEO, Katrina Van Gasse, speaks with Toby Usnik, former Executive Director of Public Relations for The New York Times, on his podcast, "The Caring Economy."
continue reading"The core of it is really wanting to empower people with choice, dignity, and opportunity," said AidKit CEO and co-founder Katrina Van Gasse.
continue readingThe Resiliency Fund 2.0 is part of the $1.9B Chicago Recovery Plan bucket of investments and represents a continued commitment from the City of Chicago.
continue readingWith AidKit’s experienced team and powerful technology platform, OSSE was able to quickly process applications and deliver no-strings-attached cash payments of up to $14,000 to thousands.
continue readingAll too often, receiving aid has meant giving up agency. We believe it doesn’t have to. Between direct cash payments and technology like AidKit’s, charitable programs can deliver aid with dignity.
continue readingThe Cook County Promise Guaranteed Income Pilot will provide $500 monthly cash payments to 3,250 low-income families for 24 months.
continue readingThe Chicago Resilient Communities Pilot will be one of the largest monthly cash assistance programs in the nation and will support 5,000 low-income households with $500 each month for 12 months.
continue readingMile High United Way started a direct cash assistance program for Family, Friends, and Neighbor (FFN) child care providers experiencing financial loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
continue readingAidKit is a proud partner of GiveDirectly and the Georgia Resilience and Opportunity Fund, helping to power In Her Hands, the largest long-term guaranteed income program focused on Black women.
continue readingAidKit is proud to announce a new partnership with the Colorado Refugee Services Program (CRSP) to provide a modern, secure, and efficient platform to provide Refugee Cash Assistance.
continue readingLeft Behind Workers Fund initially raised and distributed $200,000 to workers in need, later attracting substantial philanthropic and government investment and growing the amount to over $38 million.
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