Tydricka Lewis in her Durham, N.C., home. Lewis was a recipient of Durham’s guaranteed income pilot program. Four years after being released from prison, Tydricka Lewis got something special: unrestricted cash.
The mom of three was one of 109 formerly incarcerated people selected to receive a monthly, no-strings-attached $600 payment as part of a local guaranteed basic income initiative in Durham, N.C.
Lewis, 34, bought a new car with the money from the yearlong pilot program, and it helped her commute to the two jobs she worked to support her and her children.“I am doing more than enough,” Lewis said of […]
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