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Rx Kids pitch seeks county support to bring monthly cash payments to Ypsilanti families
Summary
Dr. Mona Hanna, lead of the Rx Kids cash-transfer program, described outcomes from Flint and other Michigan sites and asked Washtenaw County commissioners to consider supporting a Ypsilanti launch that would pair state TANF redirection funds with local matching dollars.
Dr. Mona Hanna, a pediatrician and associate dean for public health at Michigan State University, asked the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners to consider helping bring Rx Kids — a cash-transfer program for pregnant people and newborns — to Ypsilanti and other high-need parts of the county.
The program gives participating pregnant people $1,500 mid-pregnancy and then $500 per month for either six or 12 months after birth. Hanna said Rx Kids began in Flint in January 2024 and has since expanded to 11 Michigan communities with a mix of philanthropic support and a state TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) redirection. She said the state provided $16.5 million in FY2024 and $20 million more in FY2025 to expand the model.
Hanna told commissioners the program has produced…
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