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@EatOrgChicago

Our mission is to build social and economic equity for Black workers engaged in the informal economy.

Illinois, USA Katılım Temmuz 2018
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WorkingFamilySolidarity
WorkingFamilySolidarity@WFS_Chicago·
#FlashbackFriday On Feb 22, we partnered with UIC’s Greater Lawndale Healthy Work Initiative to host a powerful gathering focused on developing healthy work principles! Workers came together to shape fair labor practices & build solidarity. @UICHealthyWork @EatOrgChicago #WFS
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FWD.us
FWD.us@FWDus·
Last year, our friends @eatorgchicago released an eval of their basic income program for formerly incarcerated people and found $500/month reduced homelessness & had other important benefits. Read more about a potential solution for a huge problem: eatchicago.org/reports/cffrou…
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Fund for Guaranteed Income
Learn more about the impact of the Chicago Future Fund on housing, healing, and helping Chicagoans get back on their feet in their latest report at the link: eatfuturefund.org
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Fund for Guaranteed Income
What CFF shows us is this: Guaranteed income doesn’t discourage work—it fuels the drive to overcome systemic barriers. This in turn improves over-all well-being, as seen below in the results from round 2.
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Fund for Guaranteed Income
In just the first year, participants began using the financial support to pay down debt. Those that were behind on bills dropped by 24%. Also 90% of participants found work—whether part-time, full-time, or in the gig economy at the end of round 2.
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Fund for Guaranteed Income
That’s where CFF came in. We provided $500 monthly payments to 100 participants—men and women from neighborhoods like Austin, West Garfield Park, and Englewood. Each of them had a criminal record and faced enormous obstacles to having stability in life.
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Fund for Guaranteed Income
For many, the costs of a criminal record go far beyond what’s on paper. Jobs are scarce. Housing is unstable. And even basic needs—like food and utilities—become constant struggles. In Chicago’s West Side, these challenges are even more pronounced.
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Fund for Guaranteed Income
Meet the Chicago Future Fund (CFF)—a groundbreaking program that’s changing the lives of formerly incarcerated Chicagoans. For the last two years, we’ve had the privilege of working alongside @EatOrgChicago to help remove barriers to re-entry and build a brighter future for these individuals. Here’s their story. 👇 #GuaranteedIncome
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Equity and Transformation@EatOrgChicago·
Participants were fully engulfed into E.A.T community throughout the program. From becoming members of the organization, taking surveys , engaging media and speaking at events. The #ChicagoFutureFund aimed to impact lives in major ways
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Equity and Transformation@EatOrgChicago·
We aimed to provide mutual aid relief for our community in the form of guaranteed income, while also creating the framework to show GI as a form or reparations
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