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Transformative Cash: A Playbook for Building a Guaranteed Income Program for Those Experiencing Homelessness

This playbook offers a comprehensive guide for designing, implementing, and evaluating a guaranteed income program specifically for individuals experiencing homelessness.

Published Year: 2025

The playbook provides a step-by-step framework for communities aiming to implement guaranteed income programs for those facing homelessness, emphasizing the importance of community partnerships, thoughtful program design, and continuous feedback.

It shares best practices, lessons learned, and tools developed by the Denver Basic Income Project, including how to structure cash transfers, engage with community-based organizations, secure funding, and evaluate program impact, with the goal of promoting economic stability and dignity for individuals experiencing homelessness.