"Working with Luke Shaefer, a professor of social work at the University of Michigan, she created Rx Kids, which last month started sending $1,500 to every pregnant person in the city and $500 a month for their child's first year. It is a "prescription" against poverty, Hanna-Attisha told me."
"The case for showering new parents with financial support is particularly relevant now. The Supreme Court, in striking down Roe v. Wade, has increased the number of children born to financially distressed families."
#cash-transfer-programs #poverty-alleviation #financial-support-for-new-parents #childhood-poverty #rx-kids #flint
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