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A year-long cash assistance program for low-income single mothers in Maine shows promising results, according to findings from the pilot program released yesterday.
The Quality Housing Coalition launched the basic income initiative last year, providing $1,000 monthly cash payments to 20 single mothers who had previously experienced homelessness. The participants were free to use the money as they saw fit.
Allison Edwards, of Portland, said the payments gave her the financial stability to be able to spend more time with her young daughter, Morgan.
“At the end of the day, I was able to come home and spend time with Morgan and watch her reach those developmental milestones instead of being distracted with paying the bills, how am I going to make ends meet?” she said.
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