New Program Offers Direct Cash to Evanston’s Black Residents

New Program Offers Direct Cash to Evanston’s Black Residents

Submitted by the Family Independence Initiative

The Family Independence Initiative (FII) on March 22 launched the Evanston Equitable Recovery Fund, a program to provide 25 Evanston qualified residents with a $300 per month payment for 10 months. The $75,000 program is privately funded by the Family Independence Initiative and supported financially by Economic Security for Illinois (ESIL).

“Evanston’s investment in the descendants of slavery is important, not simply because it’s the first government entity to do so, but because the city continues to find ways to do more,” said Family Independence Initiatives National Partnership Director Ebony Scott. “The cash initiatives […]

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