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Read previewAround the time that Kenneth McQueen received his first guaranteed basic income payment, he started rollerskating. McQueen was a participant in Creative Rebuild New York, a guaranteed basic income pilot for artists across the state. Previous participants have told BI that they used their basic income to pay rent, afford groceries, drop second jobs, pay down debt, and support their families. Basic income improved McQueen's mental health, encouraged entrepreneurshipPrimarily, basic income gave McQueen "peace of mind," he said. AdvertisementMcQueen isn't sure what will happen next, but he's grateful for the way basic income helped his career and mental health.
Persons: , Kenneth McQueen, McQueen, — McQueen, Dr, Diana Pearce, Stavros Niarchos, GBI, It's, Maura Cuffie, Peterson, I'm Organizations: Service, Rebuild, Business, Alliance, Creative Rebuild, Mellon Foundation, Tides Center, Ford Foundation, America Locations: Harlem, York, hoodies, tote, New York
Bunnell was a participant in Creatives Rebuild New York's guaranteed income program. Some of the guaranteed income participants lived in cities, while others lived in rural areas. Related storiesCreatives Rebuild New York's guaranteed income program joins over 100 similar pilots across the US aimed at reducing local poverty levels. The organization allocated $43.2 million total to the guaranteed income program and $61.6 million to the artist employment program. Courtesy of Jacinta BunnellHave you benefited from a guaranteed income program?
Persons: , Jacinta Bunnell, Bunnell, Stavros Niarchos, Dr, Diana Pearce, Maura Cuffie, Peterson, Jacinta Bunnell Bunnell, I've, Jacinta Organizations: Service, Business, Mellon Foundation, Tides Center, Ford Foundation, Rebuild, New Locations: Stone Ridge , New York, Manhattan, New York, Northwest Brooklyn, Rebuild New York, York
A journalist who hears the Olympics pitch describes Mr. Doctoroff as a man whose eyes “gaze past you, out towards the horizon.”Why this constant drive? His brother Andy says Mr. Doctoroff should be more introspective, and who knows. Mr. Doctoroff is aware that he graduated Harvard aimless and lazy. Wound up in New York by following his wife, Alisa, who got a job in town. It is hard work seeing the future, and so Mr. Doctoroff puts everything into the job.
Persons: Doctoroff, Andy, Harvard aimless, Alisa, , , Stephen Ross, Doctoroff’s, ’ ” Sharon Greenberger Organizations: Harvard, Companies, Ivy League Locations: New York, Bluffed, Bronx, Staten Island
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