WELCOME TO Rx KIDS
Cash for City of Flint Pregnant
Moms and Babies
WHAT WE DO
A Prescription for Health, Hope, and Opportunity
Rx Kids is the first-ever citywide cash prescription program for pregnant moms and babies. Rx Kids provides all pregnant moms in the city of Flint with no-strings-attached cash of $1,500 during pregnancy and $500 each month throughout a baby’s first year.
NEXT STEPS
City of Flint Residents Can Sign Up Today!
Rx Kids empowers parents with the freedom to make the decisions that best fit their families’ needs.
HOW IT WORKS
Signing Up is
as Easy as 1, 2, 3!
To qualify for Rx Kids benefits you must be a city of Flint resident.
Make sure you’re ready by following these three steps to participate. Residents of surrounding townships including Flint township and other parts of Genesee County are not eligible.
Gather Your Documentation
You will need to verify your identity, city of Flint residency, and pregnancy (at least 20 weeks) or guardianship.
Sometimes it’s difficult to determine if you live in the city of Flint. See FAQ’s for details.
Apply Online
If you are pregnant or have a baby born in 2024 or later and live in the city of Flint, you can apply.
Await Verification and Receive Your Cash Prescriptions
After verification, you will receive a message letting you know when to expect your first payment. Payments begin at the point of enrollment.
IN THE NEWS
Share in Our Story
Rx Kids is about changing the stories of city of Flint kids.
We want you to be a part of the story of lives impacted and communities improved. Learn more about our community or share your experiences on our social media channels, using the hashtag #FlintRxKids.
Forum Explores Flint’s Effort to Combat Poverty Using Cash Payments for Mothers and Infants
Published by Michigan Advance, April 15, 2024
Rx Kids pulls funding from a mechanism called non-recurring short-term benefits, which provides cash aid to families for a short amount of time during an acute economic crisis. So what’s the acute economic crisis? Childbirth. Luke Shaefer explains that families are poorest at childbirth, as income and earnings go down and expenses rise. Everybody knows having a baby is expensive, and so that perfect storm means families are the poorest in that first year.
Every New Mom in this U.S. City is Now Getting Cash Aid for a Year
Published by NPR, March 12, 2024
Flint, Mich., has one of the country’s highest rates of child poverty — something that got a lot of attention during the city’s lead water crisis a decade ago. And a pediatrician who helped expose that lead problem has now launched a first-of-its-kind move to tackle poverty: giving every new mother $7,500 in cash aid over a year.
A Cash-assistance Program in Flint is Giving New Moms some Breathing Room
Published by The ‘Gander, March 12, 2024
Pregnancy brings its challenges, but being pregnant in Flint during the water crisis made things all the more difficult for Alana Turner. “I never realized how strange the things we went through with the water crisis were, because it just became a part of daily living,” Turner said.
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