Formed through direct community input , In Her Hands will provide an average of $1000 per month for 2-3 years to over 920 women in four communities in Georgia . This $30 million initiative, powered by a partnership with the GRO Fund and GiveDirectly is one of the largest guaranteed income programs in the South, a region where women of color face significant structural barriers to economic security and wealth-building.
The first community to participate in the initiative was in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward, the neighborhood where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., grew up and later preached about guaranteed income. The second location to participate is Southwest Georgia’s Clay-Randolph-Terrell county cluster, while the third location is the City of College Park.
The newest phase of the program launched in 2024 in Atlanta’s westside neighborhoods of English Avenue, Vine City, Bankhead, and Washington Park. This expansion will provide ~270 women with $36,000 of guaranteed income over the course of three years .