Guaranteed income of $1,000 a month changed the lives of Marin moms and their families

Guaranteed income of $1,000 a month changed the lives of Marin moms and their families

FULL FRIDGE Jennifer Barron, a participant in the MOMentum guaranteed income program, grocery shopping with her three youngest children at a neighborhood Safeway. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Barron. A couple of years ago, I heard about the launch of a fascinating program in Marin. A group of 125 low-income moms would receive $1,000 a month for two years to spend on whatever they wanted. No strings attached.

I opened my calendar, flipped forward 24 months and made a note to call the organizer in May 2023, when the program was scheduled to end. That’s how I recently connected with Barbara […]

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