Let’s get cash in the hands of those who need it the most.

No conditions,
no questions asked.

We want to scale the idea of a guaranteed income as an innovative, simple, and empowering solution to poverty and inequality, starting with mothers and babies in New York City. 

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In one of the richest cities in the world, nearly one in four children under the age of 3 live in poverty.

That rate is about ten percentage points above the national childhood poverty rate, and the numbers are even worse for Black and Hispanic children. We can’t accept that, and we won’t.

Since Covid 19:

0%

of low income parents worried about their children falling behind in school

0%

of low wage workers lost work or income

0%

of low income renters missed a rent payment

The first 1,000 days of a child’s life is a crucial period of emotional and mental development.

Studies suggest that early childhood experiences can fuel intergenerational cycles of poverty. Excessive prenatal and postnatal toxic stress can create a lifetime of physical, mental, emotional, and social outcomes. 

RESEARCH SHOWS HIGH-QUALITY, BIRTH-TO-FIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROVIDES A HIGHER RATE OF RETURN THAN PRESCHOOL ALONE.

Heckman Economics

This is a city of opportunity - a city of energy and life. Here, anything is possible, and we want to end New York City child poverty.

We’re giving mothers across New York City $500 or $1,000 every month for three years, with no strings attached.

Our goal is to simplify the solution and empower families to secure their own futures. We want to provide mothers and babies with the resources to lift themselves out of poverty so the next generation of New Yorkers has a strong foundation to grow, learn, and turn possibility into reality.

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