Guaranteed Basic Income for Survivors of Firearm Violence
Guaranteed Basic Income for Survivors of Firearm Violence is a feasibility study led by the Philadelphia Department of Public Health's (PDPH) Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program (HVIP) Coalition. It provides $500 per month for six months to a convenience sample of 50 firearm-violence survivors recruited from Philadelphia's six Level One trauma centers immediately after their injury. The pilot aims to help survivors meet basic needs and improve engagement in HVIP-recommended recovery and healing services. The Mayor's Fund for Philadelphia serves as fiscal sponsor, disbursing roughly $150,000 in participant payments through a contracted vendor, funded by the City of Philadelphia.
Firearm violence survivors, Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program (HVIP), Level One trauma centers, Feasibility study, Public health
Headquarters
- Organization Name
- Philadelphia Department of Public Health
- City
- Philadelphia
- State / Province
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States
Contact
- Phone
- +1 215-686-5200
- mayorsfund@phila.gov
- Social media links
Status & Funding
- Organization status
- Active
- Program status
- Inactive
- Application status
- Timed
- Number of recipients
- 50
- Funding type
- Government, Philanthropic
Benefits
- Currency Type
- Fiat
- Currency
- USD
- Total Amount
- 3,000 USD
- Avg. Per Month
- 500 USD
- Payment frequency
- Monthly
- How long the program lasts
- 6 months
- Distribution Type
- Direct Deposit
- Benefit details
Selected vendor disburses $500 to each participant every month for 6 months via direct deposit or another agreed mechanism, and supports account/banking setup for participants who are unbanked. The RFP does not indicate any restrictions on how funds may be used. A total vendor services budget of $10,000-$15,000 plus roughly $150,000 for participant payments was allocated.
Eligibility
Overview
- Eligibility details
Participants are a convenience sample of firearm-injury victims already opted into a Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program (HVIP) at one of Philadelphia's six Level One trauma centers: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Einstein Medical Center, Temple University Hospital, Penn Presbyterian Hospital, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Enrollment occurs in the immediate aftermath of the firearm injury.
Health
- Health conditions
- Firearm injury (gunshot wound) survivor
Geography
- US states covered
- Pennsylvania
- Cities covered
- Philadelphia
Participation
- Research / data sharing
- Required
- Complementary program enrollment required
- Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program (HVIP) case management (already a precondition of eligibility)
- Research / participation requirements
The pilot is structured explicitly as a feasibility study run by PDPH's Injury Prevention Division (now Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention) on behalf of the HVIP Coalition. Objectives are to determine the feasibility of providing a guaranteed basic income to firearm-injury victims already opted into HVIP, and to assess how GBI affects participants' well-being, ability to meet basic needs, and engagement in HVIP-recommended plans of care. No published outcomes report specific to this study was found as of this research.
Application Process
- How to apply
There is no public/open application. Participants are identified and recruited directly by staff of the Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs at the six participating Level One trauma centers as a convenience sample of eligible firearm-injury patients already enrolled in HVIP services.
- Selection process
The PDPH-led HVIP Coalition selects a convenience sample of 50 firearm-violence survivors who are already opted into an HVIP at one of the six Level One trauma centers, enrolled shortly after their injury; the Mayor's Fund for Philadelphia contracted a third-party vendor via RFP to handle fund disbursement, tracking, and participant support.
