In 2019, then-Mayor Robert Garcia announced Long Beach would be among 15 pilot cities to introduce a guaranteed basic income program. Photo by Thomas Cordova. A new bill, co-led by Congressman Robert Garcia, proposes making universal basic income for foster youth a reality at the federal level.
Long Beach’s former mayor and co-lead Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) introduced the Guaranteed Income for Foster Youth Act on Thursday, Jan. 18. If passed, the legislation would give $1,000 a month for five years through a new federal program to young adults exiting the foster care system.
Some 22% of foster care youth have […]
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