Detroit Free Press

Michigan cash aid program for moms and babies gets 'massive investment' in state budget

Rx Kids, a cash aid program for moms and babies, received a $270 million allocation in the recently passed state budget, said Rx Kids director Dr. Mona Hanna. The additional funding will allow Rx Kids ...
MLive

Program giving new mothers $500 monthly will soon expand with $270M state budget boost

LANSING, MI - Tucked inside the 1,000-plus page state budget for 2025-26 is a “game-changing investment” in young mothers. Rx Kids - a program providing prenatal and infant support to expecting and ...
The Conversation

If parents designed the new ‘Thriving Kids’ program, it’d look like this

Thriving Kids is a planned national program for children aged eight and under with developmental delay or autism who are assessed as having low to moderate support needs. The idea is to move these ...
MLive

$500 monthly payments for new mothers: Rx Kids program expands to 6 new Michigan cities

WAYNE COUNTY, MI - A little over a month after Rx Kids received $270 million in state funding to expand, the program has announced its launch in six new cities - the single largest expansion to date.
Detroit Free Press

Michigan cash aid for moms and babies: Who qualifies, how to apply

Rx Kids, a popular cash aid program for moms and babies has just expanded to Detroit, with plans to grow further. The initiative, co-founded by pediatrician Dr. Mona Hanna who helped expose the Flint ...