Mississippi program shows how giving mothers guaranteed income helps children

Mississippi program shows how giving mothers guaranteed income helps children

Sequaya Coleman, right, with her daughter was randomly selected to receive $1,000 a month, no strings attached, for a year from the Magnolia Mother’s Trust. Courtesy of Sequaya Coleman

“I vividly remember the day,” said Sequaya Coleman, on the phone from Jackson, Mississippi.

“It was like winning some kind of lottery. At first, I was like, ‘Yeah, right.’ I tossed the letter aside and went about my regular day.” The 36-year-old mother couldn’t believe she had been randomly selected to receive $1,000 a month, no strings attached, for a year — as part of Magnolia Mother’s Trust , a program that […]

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