The two-year UpTogether guaranteed basic income pilot will invest about $5 million in 1,000 San Antonians over 25 months.
The city allocated nearly $2 million of its federal pandemic relief funds to the effort, while the rest came from private donors and organizations such as the H.E. Butt Foundation, San Antonio Area Foundation, Methodist Healthcare Ministries and the Kronkosky Foundation.
“One-third of folks here in San Antonio don’t have $400 in the bank. Half of Black and Latino households do not have $400 in the bank for emergencies,” she said. “Think about the opportunity to have a cash assistance program that says ‘Hey, we trust you, and we know and respect what issues you have and we know that you will do what you need to do to get your family to the next level.'”
The city’s grant allowed her to get current on her mortgage and bills, while the cash from UpTogether went toward groceries and other needs. The cash, Gonzalez said, gave her “room to breathe.” “We talk about financial literacy, we talk about savings, budget — I help them with resumes,” said Brown, who with UpTogether’s help, celebrated becoming debt-free last year and now helps others to do the same.
But a status update from UpTogether released earlier this year offers some insight into how the pilot is going.
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