Worcester Community Action Council Launches Pilot Program to Provide Universal Basic Income
26 families in Worcester will be receiving $100-$500 a month, no strings attached, for the next two years. The Pilot program from the WCAC (Worcester Community Action Council) is made possible by ARPA money. One of the questions we ask of WCAC Executive Director Marybeth Campbell is about the possibility of the program moving forward if the pilot is successful. She points to Cambridge investing twenty-two million dollars in their Universal Basic Income Program. Something she hopes Worcester will be able to do. Data will be collected by monthly surveys on how the supplemental funds are used and classes in financial management will be available but, again, their are no strings attached to the families chosen for the Pilot. They can use those funds however they wish. Campbell says in other communities the money most often goes to basic needs.
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Rob Bilotta Clarifies HRC Goals & Work with Eric Batista
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Atlas Distributing Celebrates 90 Year Anniversary
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