GI 305 Community Fund
GI 305 is a Miami-Dade County nonprofit, co-founded in 2023 by Madison Paez and Jandrick Castro, that runs Miami-Dade's first guaranteed income program. Since April 2024 it has disbursed $650/month in unconditional cash to residents and workers of gentrifying neighborhoods (Allapattah, Liberty City, Little Haiti, Little Havana, Overtown, Wynwood) at high risk of climate-driven displacement. The program is seeded by private donations and uses a rolling-cohort model, adding participants as funds are raised rather than a single fixed yearly cohort. GI 305 publishes quarterly reports on its website tracking disbursements and impact.
Climate gentrification, Displacement, Miami-Dade, Zip-code eligibility, Rolling cohort model, Housing insecurity
Headquarters
- Organization Name
- GI 305
- City
- Miami
- State / Province
- Florida
- Country
- United States
Contact
- Website
- https://www.gi305.org/
- Social media links
Status & Funding
- Organization status
- Active
- Program status
- Active
- Application status
- Rolling
- Number of recipients
- 75
- Funding type
- Philanthropic
Benefits
- Currency Type
- Fiat
- Currency
- USD
- Total Amount
- 7,800 USD
- Avg. Per Month
- 650 USD
- Payment frequency
- Monthly
- How long the program lasts
- 12 months
- Distribution Type
- Direct deposit to bank account (per seed data, not independently confirmed on official program materials)
- Benefit details
Enrolled participants receive $650 per month in unconditional, unrestricted cash for a 12-month disbursement period beginning April 2024. GI 305 uses a rolling-cohort model, expanding the number of funded participants over time as donations are raised rather than enrolling one fixed annual cohort. Once enrolled, participants do not need to re-apply to be considered for continued support. GI 305 also offers a benefits counselor prior to enrollment to help safeguard SNAP, SSI, or SSDI eligibility.
Eligibility
Overview
- Eligibility details
Applicants must be over the age of 16 and must reside and/or work in specific high-displacement-risk ZIP codes within Allapattah, Liberty City, Little Haiti, Little Havana, Overtown, and Wynwood. The initial qualifying ZIP codes were 33125, 33127, 33128, 33135, 33136, 33142, 33147, and 33150; a later enrollment round expanded/adjusted the list to include 33012, 33030, 33034, 33054, 33125, 33128, 33130, 33136, 33142, 33147, 33150, and 33174. Selection from the eligible applicant pool is by random drawing. No income, employment, or citizenship eligibility criteria were specified in available sources.
Demographics
- Minimum age
- 16
Housing
- Housing status
- Displaced
Geography
- US states covered
- Florida
- Countries covered
- United States
- Cities covered
- Miami
- Counties covered
- Miami-Dade
- ZIP / postal codes covered
- 33125, 33127, 33128, 33135, 33136, 33142, 33147, 33150 (initial cohort), 33012, 33030, 33034, 33054, 33125, 33128, 33130, 33136, 33142, 33147, 33150, 33174 (subsequent selection period)
- Residency of Target Geography
- Yes
Participation
- Research / participation requirements
No external academic or research-institution partner was identified; GI 305 self-publishes quarterly progress/impact reports on its website. GI 305 offers (but does not appear to require) access to a benefits counselor before enrollment to help protect participants' other public benefits.
Application Process
- How to apply
Applicants enroll through GI 305's website (gi305.org/enroll). GI 305 periodically opens enrollment for qualifying ZIP codes; once enrolled, an applicant remains in consideration for future selection periods without needing to re-apply.
- Selection process
GI 305's team randomly selects participants from the pool of eligible applicants residing and/or working in qualifying ZIP codes. The organization uses a rolling-cohort model, evaluating its budget throughout the year to determine whether additional community members can be added to the program as more funds are raised.
