Springboard to Opportunities
Our newest Front & Center story with Ms. Magazine published today!
You and read the full article here.
Jalyn sat down with us to tell us her story from growing up, sharing the highs and lows of being a single mother to two boys, and her goals for this year.
Jalyn is a mother to two beautiful boys named Dillon and Dawson.
The MMT program provides more than 100 Black mothers living in extreme poverty in Jackson, Miss., a guaranteed income of $1,000 a month for a year.
“It’s different when you have that little extra help. My rent went up, and that was okay, I could handle it. My car broke down, I was able to get it fixed right away. Things would happen, but I could take care of them.”
“I just want them to have a better life than I had. That’s why I push myself every single day, no matter how hard it gets.”
“Being in the Magnolia Mother’s Trust program, that’s been good for me … The thing I love the most is that we have this group chat with the other ladies, and every morning someone just says, ‘Hi, hello!’ ‘Good morning’ and I just love that. I didn’t have that before.”
“The governor just announced that Mississippi is going to cut us off from extra unemployment benefits so I’ll be losing that $300 a week. It will be tough. I’m a good saver, but it is not going to be easy.”