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A guaranteed income pilot project called the (CFF) has just . The project, run by , is based in the city’s west side, where high unemployment and high rates of police activity, arrests, and incarceration have challenged local residents. CFF’s guaranteed income project provided $500 a month from March 2023 to February 2024 to 100 formerly incarcerated individuals. 

Rachel Pyon, research director at EAT Chicago, who leads the CFF pilot programs, spoke with ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Senior Editor Sonali Kolhatkar on ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Presents: Rising Up With Sonali about CFF’s promising results for employment, housing, stress relief, and more.