St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter in August. — ELIZABETH FLORES • Star Tribune St. Paul will move forward with a program to provide cash assistance to some of the city’s poorest families, now that the City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to allocate more than $290,000 in federal CARES Act money.
The 18-month People’s Prosperity Guaranteed Income Pilot, which Mayor Melvin Carter established with a Sept. 3 executive order , will provide $500 a month for up to 150 families with young children. The program will be open to qualifying participants in College Bound St. Paul, the city’s college savings account […]
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