Nancy Blanchard was enrolling her soon-to-be 2-year-old in an early childhood program in Oklahoma in October 2020 when she received what she describes as a shock: She and her family were eligible for a $500 direct cash assistance payment.
The infusion of cash enabled Blanchard, whose husband is unable to work due to a car accident, to put the money toward utility payments as well as clothes and other items for her daughter.
“It was like a weight off your shoulders,” the 34-year-old said. “It helped us tremendously.”Blanchard and her family were among more than 2,200 families in the Tulsa County […]
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