An Rx for Children
A program launched in Flint, Michigan, in 2023 helps address gaps in early childhood education and healthcare by providing stipends to pregnant people and infants. Rx Kids has been so successful that it has been expanded to other parts of Michigan.
A program launched in Flint, Michigan, in 2023 helps address gaps in early childhood education and healthcare by providing stipends to pregnant people and infants. Rx Kids has been so successful that it has been expanded to other parts of Michigan. Read more in this Model D story: More than a stipend: Rx Kids is transforming childhood beginnings.
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