Prince George's County, MD

Prince George's County, MD supports seniors and youth leaving care with a guaranteed income pilot

Thrive Prince George's is a two-year, $4 million pilot funded by the county, Greater Washington Community Foundation, and the Meyer Foundation. The program serves 85 residents aged 18 to 24 who have left the foster care system and 125 seniors. Each participant receives $800 per month throughout the pilot with no restrictions on how money is used. Local organizations CASA and UCAP administer the pilot and provide assistance with maintaining income-limited benefits.

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Prince George's County, MD

United States

Prince George's County, MD asks residents for help reviewing monuments with offensive names

Prince George's County's Responsible Legacy Task Force is reviewing monuments with potentially-offensive names. The task force opened a survey asking residents to identify inappropriate designations, suggest alternate names, and list criteria that should be used to prompt a monument's name change. The committee plans to consider name changes for any landmarks linked with confederate sympathy, slavery, racism, white supremacy, misogyny, LGBTQ or indigenous people discrimination, etc.

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Prince George's County, MD

United States