San Diego’s first guaranteed income pilot program launched on Tuesday with 150 households across the county receiving their first monthly installment of $500. They will get the payment each month for the next two years.
“I am super excited to see families actually get the money that they’ve been waiting for and us to be able to support them in this way,” said Khea Pollard, who leads a program called San Diego for Every Child .
The $2.9 million program is run by Jewish Family Service of San Diego with funding from the state’s budget surplus and Alliance Healthcare Foundation.In order […]
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