Guaranteed Income Programs Like Magnolia Mothers Trust Are Helping Black Single Mothers Support Their Families

Guaranteed Income Programs Like Magnolia Mothers Trust Are Helping Black Single Mothers Support Their Families

The program in Jackson, Mississippi is one of several helping the poorest Black single moms take care of their children.

Photo: Kristen Curette & Daemaine Hines/Stocksy One of the poorest and most underserved states in the Union for the African American community is not where you’d expect to find the longest-running guaranteed income program. Magnolia Mother’s Trust gives Black single mothers in Jackson, Mississippi , $1,000 a month for one year, no strings attached.

The program provides 20 Black mothers living in extreme poverty in Jackson with much-needed guaranteed income. The first disbursements were made in December of 2018, funded […]

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