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Front & Center

Front and Center: Guaranteed Income Helped Amber Be a Better “All-Around Support System” for her Kids

“I’m in a good place right now, things are going well. So I’m just trying to focus on that and build on it. Being part of the Magnolia Mother’s Trust helped me out a lot with my bills.”

Filed Under: Press, Stories Tagged With: Front & Center, The Magnolia Mothers Trust

Front and Center: Before a Guaranteed Income and the Child Tax Credit, “I Used To Have to Work Four or Five Jobs To Make Ends Meet”

“But having the expanded child tax credit last year helped me out so much in taking care of my kids. I was able to afford my son’s school uniforms and supplies, and just to buy groceries. It helped with all the important stuff.”

Filed Under: Press, Stories Tagged With: Front & Center, The Magnolia Mothers Trust

How the Child Tax Credit and Guaranteed Income “Help Mothers Like Me Get Out of a Continuous Cycle of Poverty”

“I carry a really heavy load as a single mom. There’s no one else—everything is on me. So it helped ease my burden a lot when I started getting the monthly child tax credits last year.”

Filed Under: Press, Stories Tagged With: Front & Center, The Magnolia Mothers Trust

Front and Center: With Guaranteed Income, “Now I Can Cover My Bills and Do Fun Things for My Son”

What possibilities could open up for low-income families if financial survival weren’t always top of mind? What dreams would these mothers and families be able to pursue? 

Filed Under: Press Tagged With: Front & Center

‘It Helped Ease My Burden’: Seven Moms on What a Year of Guaranteed Income Meant to Them

It’s time to celebrate another year of the Front and Center series—a Ms. and Springboard to Opportunities’ Magnolia Mother’s Trust (MMT) collaboration that provides a national platform for low-income Black women in Jackson, Miss., to share their experiences receiving a guaranteed income.

Filed Under: Press Tagged With: Front & Center, The Magnolia Mothers Trust

Front and Center: Guaranteed Income Helped This Mom and Her Kids ‘Actually Enjoy Life a Little’

What possibilities could open up for low-income families if financial survival weren’t always top of mind? What dreams would these mothers and families be able to pursue? What activism and community leadership might arise?

Filed Under: Press Tagged With: Front & Center, The Magnolia Mothers Trust

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