California's Foster Youth UBI Bill Moves Forward, Bolstered By Promising Results from Similar Local Program [imprintnews.org]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 6/23/2112:00 PM

By Sara Tiano, The Imprint, June 21, 2021

In May, Veronica Vieyra graduated from San Jose State University with a bachelor’s degree — a feat fewer than 6% of California former foster youth achieve.

But entering a job market ravaged by a yearlong pandemic has proven an unexpected challenge. Months of submittingapplications have so far been met with silence.

What has allowed Vieyra to keep forging ahead toward her goal of working in a public health career, she said, is a $1,000 payment she received each month as part of a UBI — or universal basic income — pilot project for former foster youth in Santa Clara County.

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