A new mom holds her baby.
A new mom holds her baby.
  • A new guaranteed income program in Flint, Michigan offers no-strings-attached cash to new moms.
  • Pregnant mothers can get a $1,500 lump sum and then $500 monthly for their baby's first year.
  • Called Rx Kids, the program uses the premise of universal basic income to tackle infant poverty.

New and expecting moms in Flint, Michigan can now get hundreds of dollars during their pregnancy and hundreds more every month of their baby's first year.