San Mateo County supervisors have approved the launch next year of a guaranteed income pilot program that will provide 70 current and former foster youth with monthly stipends.
The program will provide $1,000 monthly stipends for up to 18 months, starting around the new year. It aims to provide economic support to current and former foster youth ages 18 to 22.
Foster youth remain vulnerable to housing instability and homelessness as they age out of the system, San Mateo County supervisor Noelia Corzo said in a statement.“Concrete economic support allows for some relief from the economic pressures that might otherwise push […]
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