For I’esha, a mom of two with another on the way, the pandemic and her pregnancy have been difficult. But guaranteedincome and the child tax credit have given her the chance to build her savings and encourage her children to dream big.
. and created in partnership with the Magnolia Mother’s Trust—which aims to put front and center the voices of Black women who are affected most by the often-abstract policies currently debated at the national level. The series highlights the success of Springboard to Opportunities’, which this year will give $1,000 per month for 12 months to 100 families headed by Black women living in federally subsidized housing.
I’m 30 years old, I’m a mother of two—my daughter is 12 and my son is 7, and I will be the mother of a newborn in about two weeks! It’s a little boy; I’m going to name him Zion. I was very hesitant about the vaccine initially, but I got my first Pfizer shot a few weeks ago. And then I’ll get my second shot next week, right before I deliver my baby. I made the choice to get it because my doctor had a patient who was not vaccinated and contracted COVID, and it really complicated her delivery. I decided getting the vaccine was worth any potential risk toBeing a part of Magnolia Mother’s Trust has been so important in getting me through this year.
The child tax credit payments that started coming last month has been a huge help … to get prepared and buy my children their school things—there’s so much to get. The clothes, the shoes, the school supplies. I swear that list gets longer every year. I would love to see a program like the Magnolia Mother’s Trust offered to more people, too. The government should want to pitch in a little more to help with programs likeI want my kids to be successful, no matter what life choices they make. I want them to stick together, always dream big and reach for higher goals. I don’t want them to settle for something that they think they are limited to because of their community. And right now they have big dreams.
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