Jennymarie Idrobo: Newark GI Participant | Newark Guaranteed

Jennymarie was one of 400+ participants in Newark’s guaranteed income (GI) pilot, which supported economically vulnerable residents with cash payments during a two year period.

Get to know more stories of real Newark GI Pilot participants in the NEWARK GUARANTEED mini-doc series:
newjerseyequity.org/stories

Launching a guaranteed income pilot in Newark is helping to test theories about how to create sustained community development. After the two-year period, the city of Newark will use data and lessons learned to change existing policies and help build a stronger, more inclusive social safety net.

A Guaranteed Income (G.I.) is an unconditional monthly cash payment given directly to individuals – no strings attached and no work requirements. Guaranteed income is rooted in a history of racial justice – in 1967, against a similar backdrop of civil unrest and racial reckoning, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., called for guaranteed income as the simplest and most effective solution to poverty.

For more on the New Jersey Movement for Economic Equity (NJMEE), and visit:
newjerseyequity.org