Before the end of her term in office, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced a partnership between the City of Atlanta and the Urban League of Greater Atlanta to help combat income insecurity.
The partnership involved the creation of the guaranteed income program called I.M.P.A.C.T. ( Income Mobility Program for Atlanta Community Transformation).
On Tuesday’s edition of “Closer Look,” Nancy Flake Johnson, the president of the Urban League of Greater Atlanta, told program host Rose Scott that the pilot program will provide 300 recipients with $500 per month for one year.
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