!["This program is historic. No community has ever done this [in the U.S.]. No community has come together and said... we’re going to do this for every mom and baby in the city. What we’re doing here today is going to set the course for generations to come." - Luke Shaefer, director of Poverty Solutions](http://sites.fordschool.umich.edu/poverty2021/files/2024/01/6-1024x576.png)
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Rx Kids
Rx Kids is a cash prescription program for pregnant moms and babies. The program provides all pregnant moms in the program’s community with $1,500 no-strings-attached cash during pregnancy and $500 a month during the baby’s first months of life. Where you live determines eligibility the Rx Kids program. The goal of the program is to improve infant and maternal health, the economic and mental well-being of participants, and community-wide outcomes. Since 2024, Rx Kids has expanded from Flint to other communities across Michigan, including the City of Kalamazoo, counties in the Eastern UP (Alger, Chippewa, Luce, Mackinac, and Schoolcraft counties), Clare County, the City of Pontiac, parts of Wayne county, and more. For more information and expansion communities, please visit RxKids.org.
Led by Dr. Mona Hanna, associate dean for public health and C. S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, and co-founded by Luke Shaefer, former director of Poverty Solutions, Rx Kids helps families make ends meet and provide a solid start for their child.
Rx Kids is led by Michigan State University-Hurley Children’s Hospital Pediatric Public Health Initiative, and administered by GiveDirectly. Poverty Solutions provides research support to this program.
