County supervisors OK additional funds for universal basic income pilot project

County supervisors OK additional funds for universal basic income pilot project

Yolo County’s Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to allocate $550,000 in American Rescue Plan funds to help fill a funding gap in the county’s universal basic income pilot project.

That project, which began last spring, has already lifted 76 families above the state poverty measure and will continue for a full 24 months with the additional funding approved Tuesday.

The $550,000 was previously set aside in the county ARP allocation plan to focus on equity within the children, youth and families funding category.Given that local data indicates families of color disproportionately experience poverty in Yolo County, using these funds aimed at […]

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.