California expanding guaranteed income program for pregnant Black women

California expanding guaranteed income program for pregnant Black women

In this photo illustration, a pregnant woman shows her belly. (Photo by Katja Knupper/Die Fotowerft/DeFodi Images via Getty Images) A guaranteed income program for pregnant Black women is expanding in California.

The Abundant Birth Project, a San Francisco Department of Public Health program operated in partnership with Expecting Justice, will launch next year in Alameda, Contra Costa, Los Angeles and Riverside counties, and will continue in San Francisco.

"For so long, Black women have been excluded from the resources needed to have safe and healthy pregnancies. This funding will provide pregnant people with economic stability during this critical phase in their […]

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