A PILOT PROGRAM to provide guaranteed basic income to 100 Santa Clara County residents who have been incarcerated or were otherwise under supervision by the justice system took another step forward as the county Board of Supervisors was updated on a potential budget and planning process.
The program will provide $1,200 a month for two years, if approved. It is one of four guaranteed basic income initiatives being tested by Santa Clara County, most of which are in the planning phase.
Supervisors also approved a separate pilot program to train formerly incarcerated or otherwise justice-involved people to work in food service […]
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