Flint and Kalamazoo made waves around the state of Michigan within the last two years when they were pilot locations for a new program. Since then, many parents, especially mothers have come out to say they wish the program would’ve been available to them when they were in the newborn stage. Since then, the program has expanded to several cities in the state.
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Rx Kids is a financial prescription program for parents who are expecting a child. Qualifying parents in participating cities receive $1,500 during pregnancy and then an additional $500 per month for the child’s first 6 months. This is a total of $4,500 per newborn during this time.
As the program continues to see success in communities across the state, more city leaders are asking for the program to be available for their residents as well. I’m sure many people would like to see this become a statewide program that all expecting parents can use. For now, a few more cities in Southwest Michigan are going to be able to lean on these resources.
MLive via MSN reports:…