San Diego for Every Child

San Diego for
Every Child

Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFS) supports 150 families – predominantly families of color – in San Diego and National City with cash payments that the families use for their most prevalent needs, whether it’s putting food on the table, repairing a car to get to work, buying medicine to treat a loved one or paying rent.

SPENDING BREAKDOWN

The data in this pie chart shows aggregate spending for guaranteed income participants in San Diego, CA. This includes all non-cash expenditures from the participants’ pre-paid debit card that is loaded with guaranteed income payments monthly.

Food and groceries accounted for the largest share of spending, at 37%, followed by Retail sales and services (29.45%) and Transport related expenses (13.76%).

CHILD TAX CREDIT

The state of California saw significant reduction in poverty as a result of the largest, national pilot in the Child Tax Credit that was implemented as a result of the Covid Pandemic.

This program provided tax credit for eligible taxpayers with qualifying children in the form of cash payouts. The credit amount varied based on factors like the number of qualifying children and the taxpayer’s income. It can lower tax liability or result in a tax refund.

During the course of this pilot, it has been proven to reduce poverty for families with dependent children – in every state.

Poverty Rate (Current Law)

20.1%

Poverty Rate (Under new tax credit)

12.8%

Percentage point reduction

7.3%

Percent change

36.2%

DEMOGRAPHICS

Basic Information

sample size (Treatment Group)

900

Avg. Age of Respondent (years)

Children in Households

Have Children in Household

1 %

No Children in Household

5 %

Avg. children in Household

Avg. Household size

Gender

Male

1 %

Female

5 %

Other

5 %

Ethnicity

Hispanic

1 %

Non-Hispanic

Race

White

1 %

African American

5 %

American Indian/ Alaska Native

5 %

Asian

1 %

Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander

5 %

Latino

5 %

Other/ Mixed

5 %

Marital Status

Single

5 %

Married

5 %

Partnered/ in-relationship

5 %

Primary language at Home

English

5 %

Spanish

5 %

Other

5 %

Annual Household Income (in $USD)

Mean

$ 14000

Median

$ 10800

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Kelvin

Kelvin is a father of three beautiful daughters, ages 15 ,13, and 2. He lives in Encanto, a San Diego community that has faced systemic disinvestment. Kelvin has faced much hardship in his life, including homelessness, but through it all remains committed to raising his daughters to reach their fullest potential. He says guaranteed income has helped him provide for his family’s basic needs while creating space for him to focus on the future.

“Guaranteed income has made a difference in my household because it’s helped me catch up with bills…it’s been a whole big relief…and really helped my family so much. Coming out of Covid, our rent went up, and it would have been really tough to keep my household running without this support. Food in the cupboards is a need, toiletries and cleaning supplies are a need, diapers are a need. Guaranteed income helps me take care of those needs first.”

“[Guaranteed income] made a different in my household, so that I could catch up on bills. Now bills are [the amount] they are supposed to be, without being in the negative.”

“I tell my kids: ‘You’re not going to get everything you want, but I’m going to try and give you everything you need.”

Kipp is a 65-year-old female living in Long Beach. She had been a touring musician for almost twenty years when she became ill and started teaching guitar lessons. Her business was doing well until the pandemic hit; within two weeks, she lost all but one of her students. She is using some of the money to take a business course and buy a video camera to help launch her business. She said, “I have breathing room because, when you’re stressed out, you end up holding your breath. Now I’m breathing, I’m flowing, I’m creating, I’m learning a lot of different stuff. The Breathe program has helped me on a lot of levels.”

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PATRIC

Patric is a 31 year old male living in Inglewood. He had just left working for the post office and was trying to figure things out. He says, “I was in between jobs and trying to figure out everything. I’ve been able to get rent relief and get help with other bills. And they’re helping me in developing my career. By the end of the program, I’m hoping to be in a position to make a big purchase, like a house.”

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