Implementing a Guaranteed Income Pilot in Baltimore to Improve the Lives of Young Families: A Snapshot About CASH Campaign of Maryland

This snapshot is part of a larger study on family-serving organizations or direct service organizations participating in policy and systems change work. This snapshot focuses on CASH Campaign of Maryland (CASH), a nonprofit that promotes economic advancement for low-to-moderate income individuals and families in Baltimore and across Maryland. CASH implemented a city-wide guaranteed income pilot in Baltimore and is using learnings to improve benefits support policies and programs. The pilot generated insights about the best ways to meet families’ needs, and CASH and partners are leveraging those insights to build the case for benefits support policies and programs. CASH successfully implemented the pilot due to their close connection with the community, and their deep systems and policy expertise is helping them share what they’re learning to influence policy and practice.