Harris County Commissioner Lesley Briones, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Commissioner Adrian Garcia attend in person a Harris County Commissioners Court meeting, Tuesday, June 27, 2023, in Houston. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) Harris County is launching a guaranteed-income program Monday that will give certain low-income households a $500 monthly stipend in hopes of providing a financial cushion that can help close the wealth gap.
The program, Uplift Harris, is being funded through $20.5 million from the federal American Rescue Plan Act. It will run for 18 months and provide the stipends to more than 1,900 randomly selected […]
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