Additional Resources
Financial
- The Aspen Institute: Guaranteed Income and Cash Infusions: A Three-Part Series
- One city determined that because this money is considered disaster relief (there is currently a federal declaration and that is our intent of the funding), the amounts would not be taxable. Here are two references:
- Lawyers Alliance for New York Frequently Asked Questions: Providing Disaster Relief During the
- CapinCrouse
Legal
- National Immigration Law Center Frequently Asked Questions: Eligibility for Assistance Based on Immigration Status
- National Immigration Law Center SHARED CRISIS, SHARED SOLUTIONS: State and Local Advocacy for an Immigrant-Inclusive Response to the Covid-19 Crisis
- National Immigration Law Center Covid-19 Messaging Guide
- Lawyer’s Alliance legal guidance on providing Covid-19 Relief
Program Resources from the Groups we Spoke With
- Massachusetts Immigrant Collaborative
- NDWA’s City advisory
- NDWA's Narrative strategy resource
- LIFT Empowering Families through Investment, LIFT’s Family Goal Fund
- One Fair Wage Emergency Fund
- Oregon Worker Relief Fund
- Emergency Cash Assistance Fund for NYC, at the New York Community Trust
- USIO Cash assistance product
- Workers Strength Fund: Findings on The Impact of Emergency Cash on Gig Workers
- Mayors Fund for Los Angeles Covid-19 Emergency Financial Assistance Guide
- Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration (SEED) Discussion Paper
- Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration (SEED) Data Dashboard
Establishing Emergency Cash Assistance Programs
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Aligning Around a Clear Vision
- Determining your Funding Strategy
- Choosing Your Partnerships with Community-Based Organizations
- Privacy Best Practices
- Implementing Your Program
- Managing the Program
- Delivering Cash
- Building Toward the Future
- Additional Resources
- Worksheet 1: Putting your Cash Assistance Program Strategy in Place
- Worksheet 2: Program Checklist: Use two weeks into your program