The Social Justice School, a charter school in Northeast Washington, will pilot a guaranteed income program for 15 of its families. (Globalstock/iStock) A D.C. charter school will give 15 of its families $2,400 next school year, part of a pilot to see whether no-strings-attached payments can help mitigate the effects of poverty, reduce truancy and keep teens out of crime.
The program, launched this summer by the Social Justice School and anti-poverty organization Mother’s Outreach Network, will also offer families free legal education services. It marks an expansion of similar programs in the city aimed at fighting poverty — including […]
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