The Benefit Cliff Explained: Why Earning More Doesn’t Always Make a Difference for Low-Income Families
What is a benefit cliff? Implications for families living just above the poverty line and how benefit cliffs perpetuate generational poverty.
Workforce Development: Disrupting the Generational Poverty Cycle
Breaking the Generational Poverty Cycle Poverty that passes from generation to generation persists until a disruption occurs. A successful disruption requires a family member to achieve wealth beyond living paycheck-to-paycheck. Even more successfully disruptive is…
Pet Ownership for People Experiencing Poverty
Pet Ownership Spectrum Pet ownership can be an incredibly rewarding for many people and families. Many people feel as though their pets are as much a part of their family as the humans are. Others…
Poverty is Cyclical: Building Resilience Against Generational Poverty
A Cycle of Poverty Generational poverty is a vicious cycle that impacts families for multiple generations. According to the Georgia Center for Opportunity, “intergenerational poverty (IGP) is described as poverty that persists from one generation…
How a Family Inherits Poverty
What is your family inheritance? Maybe it’s an heirloom. I recently spoke with someone who owned a family cannon—a Civil War memento procured in his ancestorial line. Maybe you’ve inherited traditions or stories that shape…
What is Generational Poverty?
Have you ever been in an escape room? Only through solving a complicated problem can you and your group of friends or family escape. What happens if you don’t make it out in time? You…
“Inspiring children to achieve hope-filled dreams.” Path To Shine
Path To Shine received a $30,917 General Grant from ECF over two years (2018 & 2019) in partnership with multiple churches in the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta. A child born into poverty in Atlanta has…