Three reasons more charities are giving people cash (And one reason not to).
More charities are coming to the conclusion that giving cash directly to people in need is often the best way to help them.
Charities are always looking for an answer to one big question: What's the best way to help people?
Increasingly, the approach they're trying is perhaps the simplest one – just give people money.
This has been a trend overseas for more than a decade. The nonprofit GiveDirectly has been providing cash aid across Africa since 2009. But in recent years, more stateside groups have been handing out cash after crises like Hurricane Ida. Charities in Washington D.C. gave about $26 million during the pandemic.
U.S. cities have also been turning to cash as a way to address to send needy families monthly payments.
