Pilot program offers a $1,000 monthly stipend to 24-year-olds who will no longer be eligible for foster assistance
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF.— The first payments have been made as part of an innovative new pilot program aimed at helping young adults transition out of the Santa Clara County foster care system – the first such “Universal Basic Income” (UBI) initiative in the nation that specifically benefits this vulnerable population.
Under the program – approved by the County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors last month – transitioning young adults who age out of the foster care system when they turn […]
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