The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors approved funding for a new program to provide guaranteed income for foster youth who are 18 to 22 years old. David Canepa, who co-sponsored the proposal with Supervisor Noelia Corzo, described the decision to fund the San Mateo County Guaranteed Income Pilot Program for Transitional Age Foster Youth as a historic day for the county that could be an important step toward breaking the cycle of poverty.
The program will provide up to 18 monthly payments of $1,000 beginning in 2024 to “non-minor dependents” — foster youth who have reached the age of […]
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