San Francisco’s Guaranteed Income Program for Pregnant Black Women Expands to 4 California Counties

San Francisco’s Guaranteed Income Program for Pregnant Black Women Expands to 4 California Counties

Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty San Francisco’s guaranteed basic income program for pregnant black women is expanding to four counties across California next year through state funding.

The city announced Tuesday the Abundant Birth Project program received a $5 million grant from the California Department of Social Services to bring the program to an additional 425 mothers and “birthing parents” in Alameda, Contra Costa, Los Angeles, and Riverside counties. The program will continue in San Francisco.

The Abundant Birth Project, run by San Francisco’s Department of Public Health, started in June 2021, giving $1,000 monthly payments over 12 […]

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