Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality

01/11/2024

GCPI’s new Executive Director is Lelaine Bigelow!

As a changemaker and advocate for racial, gender, and economic justice, Lelaine will lead by centering voices of color and ensuring that our systems and policies work for everyone. Motivated by lived experience, she's ready to fight our nation’s legacies of racism and build a country where we all can create a better life. Lelaine has brought together research, policy, and advocacy to address our country’s most pressing needs: passing paid leave laws, expanding access to housing and caregiving, and increasing job opportunities for women and people of color.

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The Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality announced that Lelaine Bigelow—a changemaker and advocate for racial, gender, and economic justice—will serve as the next Executive Director.

08/14/2023

Are you passionate about advancing economic, racial, and gender justice? The Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality is working to advance bold, research-backed policy ideas to alleviate poverty and inequality.

We seek a committed, connected Executive Director to join our team and drive forward evidence-based policy change rooted in the lived experiences of people affected by poverty.

This role is based in Washington, D.C. and the salary range is $180,000-196,873.

Does this sound like you or someone you know? Learn more about this opportunity here: https://npag.com/gcpi-exec-dir.

08/03/2023

Subsidized employment is an engine for economic opportunity, stronger labor markets, and healthier communities. Our latest report reviews half a century of evidence on subsidized employment’s power to increase employment and incomes, reduce poverty, and move us toward a more inclusive economy. bit.ly/50YrsSE

06/29/2023

An America where everyone has access to health care is possible. Our latest report offers a new, anti-racist vision for Medicaid & CHIP with recommendations for change. bit.ly/3ppeizW

05/11/2023

Immigrant families are vital members of our communities, and like all families, they require a strong, stable foundation to succeed. However, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (PRWORA) institutionalized anti-immigrant exclusion in a range of social policies. Inclusive programs are crucial to countering structural racism and building supports that promote the well-being of all children and families.
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The Lasting Legacy of Exclusion: How the Law that Brought Us Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Excluded Immigrant Families & Institutionalized Racism in our Social Support System by Elisa Minoff, Isabella Camacho-Craft, Valery Martinez and Indi Dutta-Gupta | Aug 19, 2021 | Report Download Repo...

05/04/2023

Millions of immigrants and their families disproportionately face barriers to opportunity, and are unnecessarily excluded from public programs like Medicaid and the CTC. Research shows that immigrant-inclusive public policy improves public health outcomes and reduces poverty. Our new blog offers steps policymakers can take toward a more equitable and prosperous society for everyone. bit.ly/3ox9yYf

04/20/2023

We’re hiring! GCPI is looking for Georgetown students who share a commitment to our mission to develop and advance ideas that alleviate poverty and inequality and advance racial and gender equity. We have open summer positions for a communications intern and research assistants. Apply today!

Work With Us The Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality works to alleviate poverty and inequality, advance racial and gender equity, and expand economic inclusion in the United States. We develop and advance ambitious medium and long-term policy ideas in the following areas: tax and benefits, j...

04/13/2023

Refundable tax credits are powerful tools for advancing economic security and reducing poverty. However, once-a-year lump sums of tax credit disbursement misalign with the unpredictable nature of high living expenses, unstable pay, and financial hardship. Our report offers periodic payment design recommendations for the EITC and CTC that would better align tax credit disbursement timing to the needs of families.

Matching Timing To Need: Refundable Tax Credit Disbursement Options by Steve Holt, Kali Grant and Funke Aderonmu | Nov 16, 2020 | COVID-19, Report Download Report View Workbook (Google Sheets) Download Workbook (.XLSX) Refundable tax credits are powerful tools for advancing economic security and opp...

04/06/2023

We need a holistic, work-centered national program to support workers and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Our brief with Community Advocates Public Policy Institute shares the success story of Milwaukee’s New Hope Project—a program with a package of work-based supports including subsidized jobs, affordable health care, and child care. New Hope provides a blueprint for jobs that support the whole worker better.

Lessons From New Hope: Updating the Social Contract for Working Families by Kali Grant, Julie Kerksick and Natalia Cooper | Aug 24, 2021 | Brief, COVID-19 Download Brief The COVID-19 public health and economic crisis made employment more scarce and exacerbated long-standing challenges—like access ...

03/30/2023

Medicaid builds a stronger, healthier future for all of us. However, the federal government has treated Puerto Rico unequally for decades, funding Medicaid at extremely low, arbitrary, and unstable levels. Our op-ed with Center for a New Economy offers ideas for long-term solutions to ensure that everyone, regardless of income, can consistently access quality, affordable health care.

Congress must ensure Puerto Rico doesn’t fall off the approaching Medicaid cliff.

03/21/2023

Exciting news: the Center on Gender Justice & Opportunity at Georgetown Law launches today, working to eliminate gender and racial disparities in education, healthcare, and the legal system.

This means that the two initiatives housed at GCPI will become distinct centers, as our collective work to advance racial, gender, and economic equity continues to grow. The Center on Gender Justice & Opportunity will continue to conduct groundbreaking research and advance innovative policy recommendations, informed by the experiences of girls and women who are systemically marginalized and starting from the root causes of injustice.

We will continue to support and follow the work of our friends at the Center on Gender Justice & Opportunity, and encourage you to follow them here!
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