Sonoma County launches pilot program to provide guaranteed income for over 300 families

Sonoma County launches pilot program to provide guaranteed income for over 300 families

SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. (BCN) — Sonoma County is partnering with the cities of Santa Rosa, Petaluma and Healdsburg and a coalition of community groups to launch a two-year pilot program that will provide a guaranteed minimum income of $500 a month to 305 low-income families as it studies the program’s impacts on reducing poverty and promoting economic stability and mobility.

The project is a collaborative effort by the Sonoma County Guaranteed Basic Income Coalition, a group of community-based organizations.

The $5.4 million effort is funded by the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors and the city councils of Santa Rosa, Petaluma and […]

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