Palm Springs, CA is designing a basic-income pilot program for transgender and non-binary residents
Palm Springs, CA basic-income LGBTQ pilot
The Palm Springs City Council is partnering with local non-profit organizations DAP Health and Queer Works to design a guaranteed basic-income pilot program for transgender and non-binary residents. The city is spending $200,000 to research methods for conducting the pilot program to successfully reduce homelessness and poverty rates among this vulnerable population. The pilot program would offer approximately 20 participants between $600-900 each month through city, state, and donor funding.
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A new pilot program for providing financial support for transgender and non-binary people is in the works in Palm Springs. Hoping to tap into millions of dollars in state funding to help LGBTQ homelessness and poverty, Palm Springs city council last week put up $200,000 toward researching and designing such a program. The city is
Palm Springs looks to create a universal basic income pilot for trans residents : NPR
The Palm Springs City Council took the first step in approving funding for two organizations to develop a universal basic income pilot program that prioritizes trans and nonbinary residents.
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