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Pontiac council approves $500,000 from opioid settlement to launch RX Kids pilot
Summary
The council voted to allocate $500,000 in opioid settlement funds for the first year of a proposed RX Kids cash-transfer pilot in Pontiac, a program that would give pregnant residents and new parents monthly cash stipends. Council conditioned further review of operational details and fundraising progress.
The Pontiac City Council voted on Jan. 21 to allocate $500,000 from local opioid settlement funds to support a proposed RX Kids pilot program that offers direct cash transfers to pregnant residents and families with newborns. The resolution passed unanimously by the seven-member council.
What the program would do: RX Kids is a targeted, community-based cash-transfer model designed by researchers to provide no-strings monthly payments to pregnant people and parents of infants, coupled with referral supports from local human-service providers. In Pontiac's proposed…
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