St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter in August. 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 program, and will not be limited […]
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