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Giving cash directly
to low-income families,
no strings attached

Giving cash directly to low-income families,
no strings attached

Direct Cash Fights Poverty

Every month, low-income households are faced with impossible choices:

These families often live paycheck to paycheck and a single unplanned expense can leave them financially devastated.

The low-income households that we serve all maintain jobs (sometimes more than one) and still they cannot make ends meet for their basic monthly expenses. They are trapped in poverty because minimum wage is not a living wage.

DGL families do not lack character; they lack sufficient cash to meet their basic monthly expenses.

Shouldn't there be a better way?

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Together we are providing a path out of poverty.
Philanthropy drives our innovative solution. Donors invest in DGL families for an immediate, positive impact in their community.
DGL families receive an unrestricted monthly cash stipend. Flexible aid allows families to meet their basic needs, address unexpected emergencies or build a cash savings reserve, whatever they deem best for their situation.
Our efficient, low-overhead platform allows donations to have greater impact in a shorter period of time.
**The Result: Greater social outcomes at a lower cost.**

Direct Giving Lab is Committed To…

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Advancing Research

We are committed to expanding the body of evidence on unconditional cash aid, for ourselves and the broader community working to alleviate poverty.

Maximizing Donor Impact

You have many options for your philanthropy. We promise to maximize your impact by leveraging technology and partnerships to minimize overhead costs.

Listening to Learn

Listening to our families about their experience with direct cash provides learnings that we incorporate into our program to help us answer these crucial questions.

In Their Words

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“I am truly happy I was chosen and accepted, the help is a blessing."

“I spend some of the money on my children. Now I can pay the fees for them to be in sports and clubs. I can give them a little money to buy extra food at lunch. I am happy that I can do this for my family”

Judith wants what every mom wants for her children - to give them a better life. She wants to provide the material things that can help reduce the burden and shame of poverty. When she learned that she would be receiving unrestricted cash every month she knew immediately that she would use some of it for her children.

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Giving cash directly to low-income families, no strings attached