basic income guarantee

Investing in people

In 2021 The National Council established the Community Love Fund, a fund for guaranteed income in collaboration with The Fund for Guaranteed Income (F4GI).

The Community Love Fund materially supports women harmed by the criminal legal system. It is the first- ever guaranteed income program to deliver recurring cash relief to women currently incarcerated in state and federal prisons, and formerly incarcerated women. The Community Love Fund further develops neighborhood-led repair of the economic disruption caused to women and their families as a result of incarceration.

In 2022, The National Council has expanded the number of recipients to seventeen formerly incarcerated and four currently incarcerated women, with F4GI as its disbursement and implementation partner. Participants will be able to spend the money to meet their most pressing needs however they see fit—no strings attached. This program is the first of its kind to distribute direct, recurring cash relief to people currently behind bars. 

“Basic Income Guarantee is a key component of reimagining communities. It is a tool to continue building a support network to help our sisters thrive inside and outside of prisons." - Andrea C. James, Founder and Executive Director of The National Council