Mother holding the hands of a new born baby. A new first-of-its-kind pilot program is underway in Flint to provide guaranteed income for new mothers and babies, with the goal of putting an end to childhood poverty in the city.
The Rx Kids program — spearheaded by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, founding director of the Pediatric Public Health Initiative, in collaboration with University of Michigan’s Poverty Solutions initiative and other community partners — will provide every pregnant mother in Flint cash payments during pregnancy and throughout the child’s first year to accommodate families’ basic needs at such a critical stage of […]
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