Unique nonprofit provides a "basic income" to homeless people in California in Google-funded 12-month study. Elizabeth, formerly homeless, poses with her Miracle Friend Joan / Miracle Messages
A privately funded program to provide a basic income for 100 homeless people in California is set to explore how the money — plus personal social support — can be potentially life-changing.
Funded primarily by a $1.15 million donation from Google.org, Miracle Money: California will be evaluated in a randomized controlled trial led by researchers at the University of Southern California.The pilot, organized by Miracle Messages, will distribute $750 a month for 12 months […]
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