Daily Mail News
California is expanding its guaranteed income program for pregnant black women to receive up to $1,000 per month for 12 months.
The Abundant Birth Program started in San Francisco last year in partnership with Expecting Justice to reduce racial birth disparities, such as premature births that occur due to wealth discrepancies. The program served 150 over the past 12 months.
Now, with $5 million more in state funding, the program will expand in different counties, including Los Angeles, Riverside, Contra Costa and Alameda in 2023 and serve about 425 more mothers.