A new program designed to address the racial wealth gap could provide $850 per month to hundreds of Black women in Georgia . A coalition of local elected officials known as the Georgia Resilience and Opportunity Fund (GRO Fund) is partnering with a nonprofit organization named GiveDirectly to lead the "In Her Hands" initiative which aims to reward up to 650 Black women in the state. The program, which is scheduled to start early next year, plans to distribute more than $13 million. That would make it the largest guaranteed-income pilot program in the country, according to HuffPost . Members of the GRO Fund hope to boost the mental health of Black women while also providing financial stability. Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward neighborhood, an area where incoming inequality is especially noticeable, is expected to receive the first round of funds. According to the GiveDirectly website, the program is particularly vital for Black women because they “ face more economic insecurity as a...
