STOCKTON (CBS13) — Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs is tackling poverty head-on by providing economic security for many households for at least one year as part of a new pilot program.
The mayor secured $1 million from a network of researchers, organizers and technologists who are committed to helping people succeed.
Like many residents in Stockton, the bulk of Yolanda Lopez’s hard-earned paycheck doesn’t go directly into her bank account. Instead, it goes somewhere else.“Pay the bills, usually, for food, for utilities and stuff,” she said.Under Stockton’s new SEED project, introduced by Tubbs, families like the Lopez’s won’t have to be strapped […]
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