Beginning as soon as fall 2023, the program will give 1,500 low-income households a guaranteed $500 per month for 18 months, if approved by Commissioners Court.
In Chicago and Minneapolis, families received $500 per month, while Los Angeles andHarris County Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis and County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced the program, which they're calling Uplift Harris, while visiting a new mural in downtown Houston dedicated to essential workers.
One in 12 Harris County residents lives in an area with persistent poverty, according to recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau. "Unchecked and ongoing inequality has created an economic divide that families can't overcome on their own," Ellis said."And Harris County has an obligation to act."by Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research showed 63 percent of respondents thought"too little is being spent on programs and services to support individuals and families experiencing poverty.
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