Santa Clara County guaranteed income program gives $1,000 a month to homeless high school seniors

Santa Clara County guaranteed income program gives $1,000 a month to homeless high school seniors

The stress of senior year just got a little bit easier for some Santa Clara County high school students. The Board of Supervisors has agreed to launch a pilot program that would give $1,000 a month in guaranteed income to homeless students in their senior high school year.

Starting in April 2023 and running through August 2023, homeless students that qualify for the program will receive the $1,000 monthly payments. Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) initially proposed the structure for this program as part of SB 1341— the California Success, Opportunity, and Academic Resilience (CalSOAR) Guaranteed Income Program.

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