How a $500 monthly stipend for families impacted children’s grades and parents’ sense of self

How a $500 monthly stipend for families impacted children’s grades and parents’ sense of self

Guaranteed Income: Black mother, infant in a white high chair and toddler — all dressed in white — play with colorful 3D letter on a puzzle board on the high chair tray This story was originally published by The 19th* .

Participants in a guaranteed income program in Cambridge, Massachusetts, were able to save more money, cover emergencies and had more time and space for parenting, which in turn positively impacted their children’s educational outcomes, according to a program assessment from the Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the University of Pennsylvania.

Cambridge Recurring Income for Success ( RISE ) […]

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