Rx Kids has enrolled 63 Ypsilanti families since the direct cash assistance program was expanded to the city in December 2025.
Rx Kids, led by Michigan State University, offers eligible families $1,500 during pregnancy and $500 a month for six months after birth. $94,000 has been distributed through the program as of Jan. 27, 2026, according to a statistics dashboard on the organization’s website.
The program, which was started in Flint in 2024, was allotted $270 million in the state budget in October 2025. As of Jan. 30, 2026, 24 areas in Michigan are now eligible for the program. The Detroit government recently projected that coverage would start in the city within the first 100 days of its new mayor’s term…