PROGRAM PROVIDING BASIC INCOME TO BLACK PREGNANT WOMEN EXPANDS TO HELP MOTHERS ACROSS THE STATE

Abundant Birth Project receives $5 million state grant to reduce preterm birth rates among Black mothers and provide babies a healthy start in life

SAN FRANCISCO —A San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) program that provides monthly income supplements to pregnant Black women to reduce racial health disparities has been awarded $5 million instate funding to expand the program and provide support to additional families throughout California.

The Abundant Birth Project, an SFDPH program operated in partnership with Expecting Justice, will launch next year in Alameda, Contra Costa, Los Angeles and Riverside counties and will continue in San Francisco. The […]

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