Tax Credits to Improve Health: Briefing Recap

Tax Credits to Improve Health: Briefing Recap

This blog was originally posted by Laura Harker at the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. Public health and taxes. While it may seem like an unlikely pairing, GBPI brought the two topics together at an event last week held at the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health. GBPI has led the Georgia Work Credit […]

Tax Credits for Working Families: Powerful Tools to Improve Health

Tax Credits for Working Families: Powerful Tools to Improve Health

Public health professionals, tax policy experts and advocates for working families came together at this insightful briefing about how targeted tax credits can yield meaningful health benefits for families earning modest incomes. Created in 1975, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) reduces federal taxes for low-wage workers and has become one of the most effective policy […]

Event: Georgia Work Credit Lobby Day 2018

Event: Georgia Work Credit Lobby Day 2018

Join partners advocating for working families at the Georgia Work Credit Lobby Day on March 1 at 8:30am. Attendees will gather in the Coverdell Legislative Office Building to meet with other organizations and individuals working on this issue, get inspired and learn how to engage lawmakers. We’ll walk over together to the Gold Dome to speak with lawmakers about […]

Event: Galentine’s Day for Georgia Work Credit

Event: Galentine’s Day for Georgia Work Credit

Fellows of the Georgia Women’s Policy Institute (GWPI), a program of the YWCA of Greater Atlanta, are hosting a Galentine’s Day to support the Georgia Work Credit. Galentine’s Day, popularized by the  TV series Parks and Recreation, provides a gal-friend focused alternative to Valentine’s Day. GWPI fellows are honoring the occasion by helping women flex their […]

Event: Moving the Ball for Georgia’s Working Families

Event: Moving the Ball for Georgia’s Working Families

  Moving the ball for Georgia’s Working Families: “Georgia Work Credit” Partner Gathering & Learning Session June 29, 2016 – 10am-Noon Hosted by the Atlanta Community Food Bank 970 Jefferson St NW, Atlanta, GA 30318 Thanks to the Atlanta Community Food Bank for once again being a gracious host! We look forward to seeing you […]