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A solution for hunger takes shape in Chelsea and Cambridge
Food insecurity in Massachusetts increased 55 percent during the pandemic, requiring policy makers to look for new ways to get food to the hungry.
By The Editorial BoardUpdated May 17, 2021, 1 hour ago
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Maura Maroquia (left), a single mother with a 14-year-old daughter and 16-year-old daughter, is a recipient of the Chelsea Eats program, seen here loading food boxes on May 6 with Brenda Gonzalez at the Salvation Army food pantry, where Maroquia works as a volunteer.Matthew J Lee/Globe staff
In these pandemic times, guaranteed income has been called a âfinancial vaccine.â Indeed, there may be no stronger type of policy inoculation right now against food insecurity and hardship than cash transfers, no strings attached. Call it universal income, call it financial assistance, call it whatever you want, but there are strong signs that distributing more cash aid to low-income families works.
By the end of 2020, Latino workers in Massachusetts were still twice as likely as white workers to be unemployed. It’s time for a bold economic recovery plan.
Participants in Chelseaâs guaranteed income experiment are mostly spending at food stores, restaurants
City manager Thomas G. Ambrosino says a preliminary report shows people are using the monthly stipends âresponsibly.â
By Andy Rosen Globe Staff,Updated May 7, 2021, 1:07 p.m.
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CHELSEA â Participants in Chelseaâs experimental guaranteed income program
are mostly spending their monthly stipend at food stores and restaurants, according to a preliminary report by Harvard University researchers following the closely watched Chelsea Eats initiative.
Supporters of the program, which began in November and will run through at least next month, say the findings support their view that putting money in peopleâs pockets is the most effective and humane way to offer them help.
Homelessness is a complex social problem that societies often treat, but rarely fix. Existing social services do little to remedy the underlying causes, and governments too often lack the resources and long-term commitment to invest in preventive approaches that could improve lives and reduce society’s burden in a lasting way. And there are many similar problems, from chronic unemployment to juvenile delinquency, that impose ongoing costs on governments and taxpayers. But a new funding mechanism social impact bonds (SIBs) may offer an innovative means of harnessing private capital to achieve measurable gains on some of the most persistent social ills. Weiner professor of public policy Jeffrey Liebman is spearheading an effort at Harvard Kennedy School to accelerate their adoption.