The City of Cambridge is launching a pilot program that will give guaranteed income to single caretaker households with children under the age of 18 starting in August.
Cambridge Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui announced the program Thursday , which she spear-headed along with Vice-Mayor Alanna Mallon, Councillor Marc McGovern, and a consortium of nonprofit partners in the city.
The project, Cambridge RISE (Recurring Income for Success and Empowerment), will offer no-strings-attached monthly payments of $500 to 120 eligible single caretaker households for the 18-month pilot. The participants will be chosen through a lottery.“We know single caretaker families in Cambridge are struggling, are […]
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