Friday, April 26, 2024

Michigan doctor who revealed Flint water crisis now takes on child poverty

In January Hanna-Attisha launched RX Kids, a program that gives new moms one year of guaranteed, no-questions-asked income. Through a combination of state and philanthropic funding, all pregnant and new moms – regardless of income – in Flint are eligible for a one-time payment of $1,500 during their pregnancy and $500 a month for the first year of their baby's lives. 

"It's about not being OK with poisoned water and it's about not being OK with babies growing up in poverty," Hanna-Attisha said...

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