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EXPLORE THE GRO FUND STORIES

The Georgia Resilience and Opportunity Fund builds bold, evidence-based and community-driven solutions to address poverty and to narrow the racial wealth gap.

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Eshe Shukura

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Chi T. Mathias

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Jackie Toomer

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Michelle Lockhart

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 "Resilience, and grace, no matter what you're going through, keep your head up. Fight fair, no matter what you're dealing with- fight…

Jackie Toomer

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 "I was self employed. But I lost my home to a predatory lender. So I lost my business. And I went down…

Eshe Shukura

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 "I loved guaranteed income. But I often was like, I don't want it to feel like dignified welfare, I think it is…

Charlesetta Lee

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 "Being raised in the welfare system is generational. It's almost like a generational curse. Because it's a hamster wheel. You're trying to…

Wula Dawson

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 "That very false narrative of Black folks having mink coats and sitting on welfare rolls, I mean, it's so irrational, because there's…

Chi T. Mathias

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 "I feel like because I got the help that I needed as a young mom in her 20s, what more can I…