At a time when social safety nets are being scaled back, your support matters more than ever. Families are facing rising costs with less support, yet every day, they continue to build stronger futures for themselves, their families, and their communities.
Thanks to a generous $20,000 matching gift, every dollar you give will be doubled up to $20,000.
This Giving Tuesday, you can help uplift thousands of families, and your impact will go twice as far. Click the link in bio to donate ✨
Have you met Tiffany? She’s an educator, widow and mother who balances multiple jobs to maintain a sense of normalcy for her five children.
“[The UpTogether fund] pivoted me in a direction to want to see future things like a house and being able to travel with my kids,” she said.
Tiffany stopped falling behind on her light bill, improved her credit score by more than 200 points, and even put smiles on her kids’ faces as they envision a happier road ahead.
Each person is unique with their own challenges, strengths and goals. The UpTogether Approach allows families to use their direct cash investments in whatever way they determine is best for them and their circumstances.
We invite you to donate to UpTogether so we can trust and invest in more people, like Tiffany. Link in bio ✨
It’s Giving Tuesday! Today we ask that you join us in trusting and investing in families and individuals living in financial hardship so that direct cash becomes the real solution to poverty in America.
“Together, we can show that dignity and trust aren’t just ideals. They’re how we create real, lasting change,” UpTogether CEO Jesús Gerena.
Your contribution today makes a difference. Click the link in bio to donate ✨
Meet Cara. She’s a devoted advocate for her Grand Rapids, Michigan community.
When unexpected circumstances reduced her income, monthly cash investments from an UpTogether fund helped her family stay stable. “Bills and rent are being paid and it provides a lot of security. That’s an amazing feeling,” she said.
Cara is one of many UpTogether members leading in their communities while navigating financial hardship—a reminder of the real impact made when families are trusted and supported.
Click the link in bio and tap 'The Pulse' to read Cara's full story ✨
We are continually inspired by UpTogether members who share their real stories and experiences navigating financial hardship in communities nationwide. Their voices guide our work and keep us focused on what matters most.
We’re equally grateful for the partners, donors, and supporters who make it possible to advance our mission by trusting and investing in people through direct cash with no strings attached.
As we move into this season of giving, we invite you to learn more about why the UpTogether Approach works. Click the link in bio and tap 'Why Direct Cash Investments Work!' 📣✨
To critics of direct cash assistance, Monique offers this clear response:
“I would ask them why do you have that mindset? Have you ever been in a situation where you needed funds and they weren’t available to [be able to] make a statement like that?”
She challenges the “bootstraps” misconception that hard work and multiple jobs alone are the only things that guarantee stability.
Click the link in bio and tap 'The Pulse' to read Monique's full story ✨
"Growth doesn't always happen in motion, sometimes it happens in the stillness of the pause," Arylssa, UpTogether VOICE Board member.
UpTogether and the VOICE Board recently hosted 'The VOICE of an Economic Mobility Movement', a webinar highlighting how communities are reshaping how we understand and study economic mobility.
The event featured members of the VOICE Board sharing insights from months of collaboration to develop the VOICE Research Agenda. This agenda, along with the new Participatory Research Guidebook, offers a new model for community-driven, inclusive research.
Click the link in bio and tap UpTogether VOICE Project to learn more!
Episode 2 of the Moving Up Together podcast, 'Generational Gumbo', a real conversation with UpTogether member and Oakland grandmother, Alisha.
Alisha's story redefines family dynamics while challenging stereotypes about families living with low incomes. Click the link in bio to tune in OR search 'Moving Up Together' on your favorite podcast platform 📣🎧
"I was able to let go of one of my jobs, put my kids to bed every night, and make them home-cooked meals. To some people that might seem like the smallest thing, but to hear my child tell me she was tired of me working too much and she was just happy to have a mom present – that’s something I think most families should get to experience," Ashleigh said.
Ashleigh proves that guaranteed income is about dignity, not about handouts! 📣
"We need to change as a society and understand actually all people are valuable and worth investment, and they will always do better when they're recognized as such," Jesús Gerena, UpTogether CEO.
Click the link in bio and tap 'Why Direct Cash Investments Work!' to learn more about what we do! Like and subscribe while you're there ✨
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