Maria Almeida Reis

Founded in 2001, UpTogether is a national nonprofit organization working to disrupt the status quo approach to ending poverty. UpTogether’s vision is to change policies, systems, and underlying beliefs so that all people in the United States are seen and invested in their strengths and can build power, reinforce their autonomy, and drive their own economic and social mobility. The Qualitative Research Manager will advance the organization’s systems-change movement by amplifying the experience of guaranteed income recipients, using qualitative data to elevate the power of investing in peoples’ strengths rather than emphasizing deficits. Through interpretive analysis of member experiences, they will help build evidence for policies that trust and invest in people’s capacity to drive their own social and economic mobility.