DETROIT, MI – Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield on Monday, Feb. 9 announced the launch of Rx Kids in the city, marking the largest expansion yet of the nation’s first community-wide prenatal and infant cash assistance program.
The program, led by Michigan State University, opens enrollment immediately for eligible Detroit families at RxKids.org.
Detroit sees roughly 8,000 births each year, making the rollout the most significant scale-up of Rx Kids since it began in Flint in 2024…