Guaranteed income pilot (Elevate Boulder)

The, Elevate Boulder Guaranteed Income Program exhibit is at the library through March 30th.

And even for what we didn't study specifically for Elevate Boulder, there's very, very clear data, nationally and internationally on the power of guaranteed income

And, guaranteed income is one of the interventions, called out in the recent, city homelessness strategy update.

to talk to you a little bit about Elevate Boulder, which is the city's greatest income program

And Elevate Boulder is one of them, Gensetti's Guaranteed Income Project.

We're gonna do a little thing on Elevate Boulder next month.

we know the evidence is very clear on the impacts of guaranteed income programs

Importantly, 15% of Elevate Boulder participants identify as having a disability

I'm here to speak to the budget and specifically to ask you to continue supporting Elevate Boulder program

so that we can run another um round of the Elevate Boulder program

I'm speaking as a participant in the Elevate Boulder basic income pilot program.

I'm here tonight to speak in support of Elevate Boulder, the city's guaranteed income pilot program that will come to an end in December.

it tends to be those things that are more humans human services focused and the elimination of Elevate Boulder

And so the 2026 recommended budget does not incorporate uh city funding uh for Elevate Boulder.

elevate boulder I just you know I almost didn't want to mention it but because I was looking for it

we will have a final evaluation report, which will be released on September 15th.

we'll have a little update on elevate boulder after here.

is on just the Elevate Boulder program it's not I don't need a response

one is on just the Elevate Boulder program it's not I don't need a response

early results from our Elevate uh Boulder program the city's guaranteed income pilot project

Elevate Boulder is on that and so it was my understanding that no funds had been identified to continue that program

a vast majority of participants indicated that that feel that they're going to be better able to meet their financial goals

elevate boulder is the city's guaranteed income or direct Cash Assistance Pilot Project, and it is not a project

Are you all still seeing the Powerpoint? That's up. Okay? well, the 1st update is elevate boulder.

very interested in finding ways to increase and amplify the Elevate Boulder program

reevaluating opportunities to expand our uh Elevate Boulder

I'm eager for the results of our Elevate Boulder uh program our guaranteed basic income program

around the universal basic income pilot, which I think is super cool.

some examples here listed are the guaranteed income pilot program and the building home program

it's a pilot. Project and I just invite you to stay tuned.

If you don't. Any other questions or comments about elevate boulder.

assessing uh the uh impact of elevate Boulder or our guaranteed income pilot program funded through arpa

as we've previously covered the importance of minimum basic income on overall Wellness has come into sharp Focus

But that was very much driven by the elevate boulder guaranteed income pilot.

Do you remember the guaranteed income project? And I don't know how much have you been following it?

we approved a guaranteed income program we launched an eviction prevention program

a documentary that focuses on the guaranteed income programs and how they have benefited people who have

when you give people cash assistance or guaranteed income for a period of time

about the elevate boulder program. It's our direct cash assistance program for financial stability.

we just approve the guaranteed income program for low-income families

we have not made a determination on guaranteed income and some of our other pilot programs

I did notice that it went from Pilot to ongoing needs

why I'm I'm excited that the city is is doing a universal basic income pilot because I I do see that as a

The next major milestone for guaranteed income will happen later on in the summer

So not only this guaranteed income Pilot project, but also millions more in investments in child care

because we see guaranteed income programs ability to enable longer lasting Financial stability and security for community members

at the moment we're thinking not to go the control and rather focus on a pre-post evaluation

the guaranteed income program is moving forward very well

this kind of pilot project, we think, can really change the way we think about the needs of people living in poverty

and we know that this guaranteed income Project is one that is really been of interest to Human Relations Commission members

and this much for guaranteed income. So we're working on getting this dashboard loaded

a hundred thousand dollars of the two million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars plus actually three million dollars allocated for the guaranteed income pilot program

really important time to inject uh Financial resilience to the lowest income households

the scope of work that we now have in place includes setting up the project design supporting and guiding the implementation

I'm really excited about the guaranteed income income program um so um thank you for your work on that

among the programs that we are proposing be supported include a a guaranteed income pilot project and for folks

input on guaranteed income projects several of you are really interested in hearing more about that

um really excited about guaranteeing income pilot project cool to hear about that

a guaranteed income project which gives people who need it money no strings attached

guaranteed income without causing them to lose benefits it also indicates a support for the federal expanded child

so I know Council and the city are engaged in a uh exploration it's more than an exploration it's we're beginning

the guaranteed income program although early in in its stages

the reason i'd like to steer us away from guaranteed income is twofold

there are organizations like the center for guaranteed income research out of the university of pennsylvania

city staff have used this term guaranteed income just really for the sake of consistency

i believe all low earning boulder residents should be considered for the guaranteed income project

instituting a guaranteed income program is important people can't budget themselves out of poverty

so i hope boulder moves ahead on this pilot

voice my support for council's exploration of the guaranteed income pilot

the amount uh for guaranteed income pilot of 250 000 that hasn't changed

a city that first implemented such a guaranteed income project in the u.s back in 2019

guaranteed income generally describes programs that provide a cash transfer on a regular basis

THERE'S A LOT OF TALK ABOUT BASIC INCOME SCHEMES NOW UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME ET-CETERA