The expanded Child Tax Credit also marked a bigger shift in American social policy: It was one of the first new programs in decades to provide Americans a government allowance in cash with virtually no strings attached.
The Magnolia Mothers Trust
Front and Center: ‘We Should Have Daycares and Vouchers so People Can Actually Work,’ Says Mississippi Single Mom
In 2020 alone, officials in the Mississippi state government spent over $94 million in federal welfare funds considered by state audit to “suspect spending.” “What good could have been done in Mississippi with this $94 million? How many families could’ve been impacted?” said Aisha Nyandoro.
Aisha Nyandoro is an Emerson Collective Dial Fellow!
Our very own Aisha Nyandoro is an Emerson Collective Dial Fellow! Her cohort of social entrepreneurs, lawyers, technologists, activists, & educators are all united by a vision of an equitable future. Check out her Summit Dial Talk here.
How the Magnolia Mother’s Trust Is Changing Lives
In 2018, Springboard to Opportunities, a Jackson, Mississippi, non-profit, had a simple idea: what would happen if they gave Black mothers a monthly stipend, no-strings attached? The Magnolia Mother’s Trust is now in its fourth year of giving mothers a $1,000 monthly stipend for 12 months. And the results speak for themselves.
‘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.