Major City To Dole Out $12,000, Free Phones To Homeless Trans, ‘Non-Binary’ People

Major City To Dole Out $12,000, Free Phones To Homeless Trans, ‘Non-Binary’ People

Homeless camp cleanup Denver plans to dole out free phones and $12,000 apiece to 140 homeless women and transgender and “non-binary” people over the next year as part of a bigger partnership with a local nonprofit, according to a report.

The money, which totals about $1.7 million, will come out of a $2 million fund from the federal American Rescue Plan Act under a plan the city council approved, according to Axios . The money comes with no strings attached and makes Denver the latest Democratic-run city to experiment with universal basic income.

“The Denver Basic Income Project is an opportunity […]

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