Intervention description
The Shreveport Guaranteed Income Program provided $660 per month for 12 months to eligible single parents or guardians with low incomes. Parents or guardians had to reside in Shreveport or Caddo Parish, have a child between the ages of 3 and 20 living with them, and have a household income less than or equal to 120 percent of federal poverty level at the time of application. Participants also were offered optional financial education and benefit navigation services.
The program was evaluated in Shreveport, LA.
Year evaluation began
2021
Services Provided
State & Region
Intervention (standard name)
Short intervention description
The Shreveport Guaranteed Income Program provided $660 per month for 12 months to eligible single parents or guardians with low incomes.
Outcome domains examined
has evidence
Off
Covid-19 Impact
No
Percent another race
0.00
Percent Asian
0.00
Percent Black or African American
90.38
Percent Hispanic or Latino of any race
1.92
Percent American Indian or Alaska Native
0.00
Percent Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0.00
Percent Pacific islander
0.00
Percent White
0.00
Percent White not Hispanic
7.08
Percent More than one race
2.54
Percent unknown race
0.00
Percent Unknown or not reported
0.00
Intervention Primary Service
Populations targeted