Denver Basic Income Project (DBIP)
@denverbip.bsky.social
DBIP is studying the impact of providing direct cash, with no strings attached, to unhoused people living in Denver.
Important links: https://linktr.ee/denverbasicincomeproject
Important links: https://linktr.ee/denverbasicincomeproject
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Why do we need a federal guaranteed income? AI can answer this one. As the income divide widens in our country, AI is emerging and, in due time, will negatively impact the job market. AI could wipe out as much as half of all entry-level white-collar jobs.
Many Americans rely on these jobs to live.
Many Americans rely on these jobs to live.
December 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Why do we need a federal guaranteed income? AI can answer this one. As the income divide widens in our country, AI is emerging and, in due time, will negatively impact the job market. AI could wipe out as much as half of all entry-level white-collar jobs.
Many Americans rely on these jobs to live.
Many Americans rely on these jobs to live.
Could we see a federal guaranteed income pilot in the US? Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) is proposing one.
Read the article below, which includes interviews from one of our former participants as well as our Project Manager.
Article: thefulcrum.us/governance-l...
Read the article below, which includes interviews from one of our former participants as well as our Project Manager.
Article: thefulcrum.us/governance-l...
As Cities Test Guaranteed Income, Congresswoman Pushes for a Federal Pilot
In 2018, Moriah Rodriguez was in a car accident that left her with a traumatic brain injury and unable to work. A few years later, she and her four children were on the brink of homelessness when she ...
thefulcrum.us
December 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Could we see a federal guaranteed income pilot in the US? Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) is proposing one.
Read the article below, which includes interviews from one of our former participants as well as our Project Manager.
Article: thefulcrum.us/governance-l...
Read the article below, which includes interviews from one of our former participants as well as our Project Manager.
Article: thefulcrum.us/governance-l...
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I know it’s counter intuitive - but if we had UBI that was set at a level that enables dignity and autonomy - it would be easier for people to find work. Being at stress inducing levels of poverty all the time just sucks up the brain power needed to get well and find the right job.
December 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I know it’s counter intuitive - but if we had UBI that was set at a level that enables dignity and autonomy - it would be easier for people to find work. Being at stress inducing levels of poverty all the time just sucks up the brain power needed to get well and find the right job.
“Just get a job,” they say
“It’s easy to find work,” they say.
But what if you’re unhoused and living out of a tent? How easy is it to apply for a job when you have to fill out tax information, provide a home address, and obtain a social security card?
Fund guaranteed income.
“It’s easy to find work,” they say.
But what if you’re unhoused and living out of a tent? How easy is it to apply for a job when you have to fill out tax information, provide a home address, and obtain a social security card?
Fund guaranteed income.
December 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
“Just get a job,” they say
“It’s easy to find work,” they say.
But what if you’re unhoused and living out of a tent? How easy is it to apply for a job when you have to fill out tax information, provide a home address, and obtain a social security card?
Fund guaranteed income.
“It’s easy to find work,” they say.
But what if you’re unhoused and living out of a tent? How easy is it to apply for a job when you have to fill out tax information, provide a home address, and obtain a social security card?
Fund guaranteed income.
Unable to donate today? Don’t fret! Donations will continue to be accepted until EOD Tues. Dec 9th. :)
Plus, every new recurring donation set up will be matched by the @coloradogives.bsky.social up to $100. So, this means your $25 will become $50, or your $100 will become $200. 😇
Plus, every new recurring donation set up will be matched by the @coloradogives.bsky.social up to $100. So, this means your $25 will become $50, or your $100 will become $200. 😇
December 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Unable to donate today? Don’t fret! Donations will continue to be accepted until EOD Tues. Dec 9th. :)
Plus, every new recurring donation set up will be matched by the @coloradogives.bsky.social up to $100. So, this means your $25 will become $50, or your $100 will become $200. 😇
Plus, every new recurring donation set up will be matched by the @coloradogives.bsky.social up to $100. So, this means your $25 will become $50, or your $100 will become $200. 😇
According to the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative, homelessness INCREASED by SEVEN percent last year.
This. 👏🏼 Is. 👏🏼 Not. 👏🏼 Good.👏🏼
Donate to DBIP to fund basic income: www.coloradogives.org/organization...
This. 👏🏼 Is. 👏🏼 Not. 👏🏼 Good.👏🏼
Donate to DBIP to fund basic income: www.coloradogives.org/organization...
Support Denver Basic Income Project on ColoradoGives.org
We are delivering a guaranteed income to our unhoused neighbors in Denver.
The Denver Basic Income Project is investing in people and their ability to succeed when given trust, hope, and a financial f...
www.coloradogives.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
According to the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative, homelessness INCREASED by SEVEN percent last year.
This. 👏🏼 Is. 👏🏼 Not. 👏🏼 Good.👏🏼
Donate to DBIP to fund basic income: www.coloradogives.org/organization...
This. 👏🏼 Is. 👏🏼 Not. 👏🏼 Good.👏🏼
Donate to DBIP to fund basic income: www.coloradogives.org/organization...
GIVING TUESDAY 2025 🫂
Consider donating to DBIP and have the chance to change lives. Your donation will give us the potential to serve more participants next year and build the important case for basic income in these turbulent times.
Donate HERE: www.coloradogives.org/organization...
Consider donating to DBIP and have the chance to change lives. Your donation will give us the potential to serve more participants next year and build the important case for basic income in these turbulent times.
Donate HERE: www.coloradogives.org/organization...
Support Denver Basic Income Project on ColoradoGives.org
We are delivering a guaranteed income to our unhoused neighbors in Denver.
The Denver Basic Income Project is investing in people and their ability to succeed when given trust, hope, and a financial f...
www.coloradogives.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
GIVING TUESDAY 2025 🫂
Consider donating to DBIP and have the chance to change lives. Your donation will give us the potential to serve more participants next year and build the important case for basic income in these turbulent times.
Donate HERE: www.coloradogives.org/organization...
Consider donating to DBIP and have the chance to change lives. Your donation will give us the potential to serve more participants next year and build the important case for basic income in these turbulent times.
Donate HERE: www.coloradogives.org/organization...
Episode 1 of our two-episode podcast podcast with @elevateddenver.bsky.social is out NOW!
Listen HERE on Spotify 🗣️🎧: open.spotify.com/episode/0na4...
Listen HERE on Spotify 🗣️🎧: open.spotify.com/episode/0na4...
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November 27, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Episode 1 of our two-episode podcast podcast with @elevateddenver.bsky.social is out NOW!
Listen HERE on Spotify 🗣️🎧: open.spotify.com/episode/0na4...
Listen HERE on Spotify 🗣️🎧: open.spotify.com/episode/0na4...
We’re SO excited to announce that we will be featured in a two-episode series on the @elevateddenver.bsky.social podcast! We discuss our upcoming doc, premiering in Spring 2026, and outline what basic income really means.
Listen to episode 1 TOMORROW, November 25th, wherever you get your podcasts.
Listen to episode 1 TOMORROW, November 25th, wherever you get your podcasts.
November 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
We’re SO excited to announce that we will be featured in a two-episode series on the @elevateddenver.bsky.social podcast! We discuss our upcoming doc, premiering in Spring 2026, and outline what basic income really means.
Listen to episode 1 TOMORROW, November 25th, wherever you get your podcasts.
Listen to episode 1 TOMORROW, November 25th, wherever you get your podcasts.
Meet Eleanor Cepero-Percy, DBIP participant and 13-year Army veteran. Before receiving direct cash from DBIP, Eleanor was homeless for three years.
Today, she has an apartment and can buy food for herself. Direct cash allows Army vets like Eleanor the chance to rebuild their life.
#VeteransDay
Today, she has an apartment and can buy food for herself. Direct cash allows Army vets like Eleanor the chance to rebuild their life.
#VeteransDay
November 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Meet Eleanor Cepero-Percy, DBIP participant and 13-year Army veteran. Before receiving direct cash from DBIP, Eleanor was homeless for three years.
Today, she has an apartment and can buy food for herself. Direct cash allows Army vets like Eleanor the chance to rebuild their life.
#VeteransDay
Today, she has an apartment and can buy food for herself. Direct cash allows Army vets like Eleanor the chance to rebuild their life.
#VeteransDay
Homeless veteran demographics:
• 51% of individual homeless veterans have disabilities
• 50% have serious mental illness like PTSD
• 70% have substance abuse problems
• 50% are aged 51 or older, compared to 19% non-veterans
We must support our veterans by providing direct cash. #VeteransDay #UBI
• 51% of individual homeless veterans have disabilities
• 50% have serious mental illness like PTSD
• 70% have substance abuse problems
• 50% are aged 51 or older, compared to 19% non-veterans
We must support our veterans by providing direct cash. #VeteransDay #UBI
November 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Homeless veteran demographics:
• 51% of individual homeless veterans have disabilities
• 50% have serious mental illness like PTSD
• 70% have substance abuse problems
• 50% are aged 51 or older, compared to 19% non-veterans
We must support our veterans by providing direct cash. #VeteransDay #UBI
• 51% of individual homeless veterans have disabilities
• 50% have serious mental illness like PTSD
• 70% have substance abuse problems
• 50% are aged 51 or older, compared to 19% non-veterans
We must support our veterans by providing direct cash. #VeteransDay #UBI
Did you know that ~5% of all homeless adults in America are veterans?
We must take care of our unhoused veterans by providing direct cash.
#VeteransDay #UBI
We must take care of our unhoused veterans by providing direct cash.
#VeteransDay #UBI
November 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Did you know that ~5% of all homeless adults in America are veterans?
We must take care of our unhoused veterans by providing direct cash.
#VeteransDay #UBI
We must take care of our unhoused veterans by providing direct cash.
#VeteransDay #UBI
Regarding the results of the budget amendment, we’d like to thank our community supporters that rallied together and contacted their councilmembers about our movement.
Now more than ever, our community needs innovative solutions that lift folks out of poverty.
Now more than ever, our community needs innovative solutions that lift folks out of poverty.
November 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Regarding the results of the budget amendment, we’d like to thank our community supporters that rallied together and contacted their councilmembers about our movement.
Now more than ever, our community needs innovative solutions that lift folks out of poverty.
Now more than ever, our community needs innovative solutions that lift folks out of poverty.
On Monday, Nov 3, Denver City Council voted not to pass the 25-1778 Amendment No. 3 to the Mayor's 2026 budget that would have provided $2M to fund another cohort of the Denver Basic Income Project.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
On Monday, Nov 3, Denver City Council voted not to pass the 25-1778 Amendment No. 3 to the Mayor's 2026 budget that would have provided $2M to fund another cohort of the Denver Basic Income Project.
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Not sure how to call your city council rep? Here is their contact info! www.denvergov.org/Government/A...
City Council Contact Information
Contact Denver City Council.
www.denvergov.org
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Not sure how to call your city council rep? Here is their contact info! www.denvergov.org/Government/A...
WHY is this amendment so important?
Homelessness in Denver rose 7% last year…
Now more than ever, we MUST invest in proven, innovative strategies that keep Denverites out of poverty.
Call your Denver City Council rep TODAY and tell them to vote YES on Nov. 3 on the $2M DBIP budget amendment.
Homelessness in Denver rose 7% last year…
Now more than ever, we MUST invest in proven, innovative strategies that keep Denverites out of poverty.
Call your Denver City Council rep TODAY and tell them to vote YES on Nov. 3 on the $2M DBIP budget amendment.
October 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
WHY is this amendment so important?
Homelessness in Denver rose 7% last year…
Now more than ever, we MUST invest in proven, innovative strategies that keep Denverites out of poverty.
Call your Denver City Council rep TODAY and tell them to vote YES on Nov. 3 on the $2M DBIP budget amendment.
Homelessness in Denver rose 7% last year…
Now more than ever, we MUST invest in proven, innovative strategies that keep Denverites out of poverty.
Call your Denver City Council rep TODAY and tell them to vote YES on Nov. 3 on the $2M DBIP budget amendment.
Who’s voting on the amendment?
Denver City Councilmembers @paulkashmann6.bsky.social, @shontel4council.bsky.social, Chris Hinds, Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sarah Parady, Amanda Sandoval, Kevin Flynn…
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Denver City Councilmembers @paulkashmann6.bsky.social, @shontel4council.bsky.social, Chris Hinds, Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sarah Parady, Amanda Sandoval, Kevin Flynn…
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October 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Who’s voting on the amendment?
Denver City Councilmembers @paulkashmann6.bsky.social, @shontel4council.bsky.social, Chris Hinds, Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sarah Parady, Amanda Sandoval, Kevin Flynn…
(1/2) 🧵
Denver City Councilmembers @paulkashmann6.bsky.social, @shontel4council.bsky.social, Chris Hinds, Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sarah Parady, Amanda Sandoval, Kevin Flynn…
(1/2) 🧵
Denver City Council is proposing a NEW $2M budget amendment that would fund another DBIP cohort, giving $500/month in cash to 100 housing-insecure folks for three years.
Call your City Council rep TODAY and tell them to vote YES on Nov. 3 on the $2M amendment: www.denvergov.org/Government/A...
Call your City Council rep TODAY and tell them to vote YES on Nov. 3 on the $2M amendment: www.denvergov.org/Government/A...
City Council Contact Information
Contact Denver City Council.
www.denvergov.org
October 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Denver City Council is proposing a NEW $2M budget amendment that would fund another DBIP cohort, giving $500/month in cash to 100 housing-insecure folks for three years.
Call your City Council rep TODAY and tell them to vote YES on Nov. 3 on the $2M amendment: www.denvergov.org/Government/A...
Call your City Council rep TODAY and tell them to vote YES on Nov. 3 on the $2M amendment: www.denvergov.org/Government/A...
Reposted by Denver Basic Income Project (DBIP)
Universal Basic Income is automatic, unconditional, paperwork-free insurance we can actually use. It's always there—before, during, and after uncontrollable shocks occur. It's a non-withdrawable stable floor for a stable society. Want certainty? UBI delivers it; same amount, same date, every month.
October 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Universal Basic Income is automatic, unconditional, paperwork-free insurance we can actually use. It's always there—before, during, and after uncontrollable shocks occur. It's a non-withdrawable stable floor for a stable society. Want certainty? UBI delivers it; same amount, same date, every month.
Join us for a FREE presentation by the Union of Basic Income Pilot Participants (UBIP), a national org for pilot participants interested in getting involved in advocacy for the GI movement. Mark G, DBIP participant, will be speaking at the event!
SIGN UP LINK: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
SIGN UP LINK: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
October 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Join us for a FREE presentation by the Union of Basic Income Pilot Participants (UBIP), a national org for pilot participants interested in getting involved in advocacy for the GI movement. Mark G, DBIP participant, will be speaking at the event!
SIGN UP LINK: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
SIGN UP LINK: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Reposted by Denver Basic Income Project (DBIP)
A guy who was homeless started getting $1,000/mo in basic income and used the money to prevent his aunt from becoming homeless.
DBIP participant story archived in the U.S. Library of Congress! 😱🏛️
Mark Gaskin, DBIP Group A participant, was interviewed by StoryCorps, a nonprofit that collects powerful stories and archives them in the U.S. Library of Congress.
Full interview here: storycorps.org/stories/unho...
Mark Gaskin, DBIP Group A participant, was interviewed by StoryCorps, a nonprofit that collects powerful stories and archives them in the U.S. Library of Congress.
Full interview here: storycorps.org/stories/unho...
Unhoused in Denver, He Emptied His Bank Account to Save His Elderly Aunt - StoryCorps
Mark Gaskin was living out of his car, when he learned his elderly aunt faced eviction. Without hesitation, he emptied what he had left in his bank account to pay her rent.
storycorps.org
October 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
A guy who was homeless started getting $1,000/mo in basic income and used the money to prevent his aunt from becoming homeless.
DBIP participant story archived in the U.S. Library of Congress! 😱🏛️
Mark Gaskin, DBIP Group A participant, was interviewed by StoryCorps, a nonprofit that collects powerful stories and archives them in the U.S. Library of Congress.
Full interview here: storycorps.org/stories/unho...
Mark Gaskin, DBIP Group A participant, was interviewed by StoryCorps, a nonprofit that collects powerful stories and archives them in the U.S. Library of Congress.
Full interview here: storycorps.org/stories/unho...
Unhoused in Denver, He Emptied His Bank Account to Save His Elderly Aunt - StoryCorps
Mark Gaskin was living out of his car, when he learned his elderly aunt faced eviction. Without hesitation, he emptied what he had left in his bank account to pay her rent.
storycorps.org
October 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
DBIP participant story archived in the U.S. Library of Congress! 😱🏛️
Mark Gaskin, DBIP Group A participant, was interviewed by StoryCorps, a nonprofit that collects powerful stories and archives them in the U.S. Library of Congress.
Full interview here: storycorps.org/stories/unho...
Mark Gaskin, DBIP Group A participant, was interviewed by StoryCorps, a nonprofit that collects powerful stories and archives them in the U.S. Library of Congress.
Full interview here: storycorps.org/stories/unho...
A quick thought we had this morning… 🤔
In the world of quantitative and qualitative data, it’s worth noting that alongside the numbers, participant stories are just as powerful. We’ve seen more voices in the GI field highlighting that qual. data deserves the same credibility as quan. research.
In the world of quantitative and qualitative data, it’s worth noting that alongside the numbers, participant stories are just as powerful. We’ve seen more voices in the GI field highlighting that qual. data deserves the same credibility as quan. research.
September 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
A quick thought we had this morning… 🤔
In the world of quantitative and qualitative data, it’s worth noting that alongside the numbers, participant stories are just as powerful. We’ve seen more voices in the GI field highlighting that qual. data deserves the same credibility as quan. research.
In the world of quantitative and qualitative data, it’s worth noting that alongside the numbers, participant stories are just as powerful. We’ve seen more voices in the GI field highlighting that qual. data deserves the same credibility as quan. research.
We were featured in @theatlantic.com last week in an article discussing the success of cash transfers. 🥳
Here are the main points… 🧵
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Here are the main points… 🧵
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Yes, Cash Transfers Work
A recent set of cash-transfer programs had lackluster results—but cash is still "near unmatched as a salve for poverty," @AnnieLowrey argues:
www.theatlantic.com
September 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
We were featured in @theatlantic.com last week in an article discussing the success of cash transfers. 🥳
Here are the main points… 🧵
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Here are the main points… 🧵
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Thank you for the shoutout on Threads @makingsenseofsci.bsky.social! 🥳
Making Sense of Science posted a Thread featuring our research and guaranteed income study. Thank you for noticing the impact guaranteed income can have on our unhoused communities.
Screenshots of the post below. 👇
Making Sense of Science posted a Thread featuring our research and guaranteed income study. Thank you for noticing the impact guaranteed income can have on our unhoused communities.
Screenshots of the post below. 👇
August 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Thank you for the shoutout on Threads @makingsenseofsci.bsky.social! 🥳
Making Sense of Science posted a Thread featuring our research and guaranteed income study. Thank you for noticing the impact guaranteed income can have on our unhoused communities.
Screenshots of the post below. 👇
Making Sense of Science posted a Thread featuring our research and guaranteed income study. Thank you for noticing the impact guaranteed income can have on our unhoused communities.
Screenshots of the post below. 👇