Photo by: Shutterstock Moms and babies in Flint, Michigan, are getting a prescription for cash.
Rx Kids, which officially launched this week, is the first program to offer guaranteed basic income to expectant mothers and their children.
Women who sign up for the program will receive $1,500 while they are pregnant. There are no strings attached to the money. It can be spent on everything from food to rent. After the child is born, families will receive $500 a month for the baby’s first year of life.“This first-in-the-nation initiative boldly reimagines how society supports families and children — how we care […]
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