Rx Kids, a prenatal and infant direct cash support program that started in Flint in 2024 and has since reached into 42 communities across Michigan, will add 20 additional communities around the state this summer, marking the program’s largest expansion since its launch.
The latest rollout will include areas in Calhoun, Genesee, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kent, Muskegon and Wayne counties becoming eligible throughout the summer.
Elected officials from around the state, especially those who represent regions becoming eligible for the program, celebrated the expansion, with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer saying that it is “improving health outcomes, putting money in Michiganders’ pockets, and giving families a fighting chance to thrive.”…