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BIG:LEAP Pilot Program - Financial Assistance

Posted on 10/26/21

L.A. residents who qualify will be able to apply, beginning tomorrow morning, for a no-strings-attached $1,000 monthly cash deposit for 12 months. Approximately 3,000 Angelenos will be randomly selected to receive the funds and participate in a research study to help measure impact. Please share this important message with anyone who might qualify.

Poverty touches the lives of more than 38 million people living in America today. That's close to 12% of the U.S. population. And it hits even closer to home here in LA. For many Angelenos, the ability to achieve financial security is simply not possible. We face the burdens of the high costs of living, unaffordable housing options, insufficient wages, and the economic difficulties caused by COVID-19. BIG:LEAP is the largest guaranteed basic income pilot in the U.S. to break the cycle of poverty. While no single program can reverse decades of economic and racial inequality that marginalize low-income people of color, BIG:LEAP can point the way towards a more equitable and prosperous future.

To qualify, one must live in the City of Los Angeles, be over the age of 18, have an income at or below the Federal Poverty Level, have at least one dependent child or be pregnant, and have experienced economic and/or medical hardship related to COVID-19. Visit BIGLEAP.lacity.org for more information; the website is now live. Applications will open tomorrow, Friday, at 8a - and will continue until November 7!

¡Tenemos un gran anuncio! Personas que residen en la Ciudad de Los Ángeles y califiquen podrán solicitar para recibir un depósito en efectivo mensual sin compromiso de $1,000 durante 12 meses. Aproximadamente 3,000 angelinos serán seleccionados al azar para recibir los fondos y participar en un estudio investigativo para medir su impacto. Comparta este importante mensaje con amigos y familiares.

La pobreza afecta las vidas de más de 38 millones de personas que viven hoy en Estados Unidos. Eso es cerca del 12% de la población de EE. UU. Y golpea aún más cerca de casa aquí en Los Ángeles. Para muchos angelinos, la capacidad de lograr seguridad financiera simplemente no es posible. Enfrentamos la carga de los altos costos de vida, las opciones de vivienda inasequibles, los salarios insuficientes y las dificultades económicas causadas por el COVID-19. BIG:LEAP es el programa piloto de ingresos básicos garantizados más grande de los EE. UU. para romper con el ciclo de pobreza. Si bien ningún programa puede revertir décadas de desigualdad económica y racial que marginan a las personas de color de bajos ingresos, BIG: LEAP puede señalar el camino hacia un futuro más equitativo y próspero.

¿Usted califica? Debe vivir en la ciudad de Los Ángeles, ser mayor de 18 años, tener ingresos iguales o inferiores al nivel federal de pobreza, tener al menos un hijo dependiente o estar embarazada y haber experimentado dificultades económicas y / o médicas relacionadas con el COVID -19. Visite BIGLEAP.lacity.org para más informacion. ¡El proceso de solicitud abre este viernes!

Sharing that the City’s Basic Income Guaranteed: Los Angeles Economic Assistance Pilot (BIG:LEAP) program that will be accepting applications starting Friday, October 29, 2021 through Sunday, November 7, 2021. The program will provide $1000 per month for 12 months to approximately 3,000 Angelenos who will be randomly selected by our research partner, the Center for Guaranteed Income at the University of Pennsylvania. Please see the attached program flyer for requirements and more information on the application process. The website www.BIGLEAP.lacity.org will go live tomorrow (Wednesday) morning, and applications will be accepted beginning Friday, October 29. Webinars will be available today at 3p and tomorrow at 3p.

BIG:LEAP is aimed to support City of Los Angeles residents who are over the age of 18, have at least one dependent child (child under 18, or student under age 24) or are pregnant, are living below the federal poverty line, and have been impacted by the COVID pandemic. The application consists of a pre-screening verification process to determine that applicants reside within the City of Los Angeles, and a survey which should take approximately 30 minutes to complete and will provide baseline information for the research. We want to reach residents in every corner of the City and ensure that households who do not have broadband access and/or computers at home can still apply through the support of our community partners and public facilities.

If you have any questions, please contact Council District 7 office at (818) 352-3287. If you know of any families enduring financial instability or poverty, please share out this opportunity to gain financial stability, achieve long-term financial goals, build generational wealth, connect with LA's social safety net, and help improve public assistance programs. Stay safe!

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