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"We go right to the mother": New program helps mothers and their babies stay out of poverty [cbsnews.com]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 3/7/2210:37 AM

By Jericka Duncan, Image: Screenshot from article, CBS News, March 3, 2022

When 35-year-old Maureen Gardner was pregnant, she was on the brink of homelessness — until a new pilot program created a financial bridge to help her stay out of poverty.

For years, Gardner worked as a director of a nonprofit after-school program. Right before the pandemic hit, she left the job and went through her savings. Gardner soon found herself expecting her now 5-month-old son Garrett with no job.

But then, a social worker told her about a new program where she could get $500 to $1,000 a month for three years. The pilot program, known as The Bridge Project, aims to keep mothers and their babies out of poverty.

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