Savings accounts for kindergartners
What they say
Her campaign says she started Atlanta's Child Savings Account program, which opened bank accounts with seed money for Atlanta Public Schools kindergartners.
“Started Atlanta’s Child Savings Account program, which created bank accounts for Atlanta Public Schools kindergartners and provided seed money to open each account”
Source: Keisha for Governor
What the record shows ·
On Nov. 15, 2021, her office said the city council had approved her plan to give $2 million to the nonprofit Operation HOPE to set up the program. On Nov. 19 she announced its launch with Atlanta Public Schools: qualifying kindergartners get a savings account with a $50 deposit. The release says the city's $2 million was made possible by community incentives she negotiated in the Gulch redevelopment deal.
Sources: City of Atlanta, Mayor's Office of Communications, City of Atlanta, Mayor's Office of Communications
Limit: Only qualifying kindergartners get an account: the family or the school must meet income and equity criteria. Operation HOPE sets up the accounts and puts in the $50, and the city's releases do not say how many children got one.