By this summer, a cash aid program for moms and babies will have gone from operating in one city to more than 60 communities across Michigan, reaching an estimated 23,000 infants a year.
Devin Embry, 25, and Desarae Embry, 24, pose for a portrait with their children, Dai’Lani Embry, 4; DJ Embry, 2, and Daviere Embry, 5 months, outside their home in Detroit on May 6. Desarae said payments through the Rx Kids program have helped ease some of the financial challenges of raising young children.
Nicole Coutrier-Phillips, left, of Inkster, Mich., nuzzles her pregnant daughter Nyah Phillips, also of Inkster, after she gave a speech about the Rx Kids program on Nov. 10 at a news media event in River Rouge, Mich.
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Rakiah Reives, 33, a certified nursing assistant, takes a family photo with her husband and kids inside their home in Detroit on May 5. Reives is one of several mothers receiving cash payments through the Rx Kids program, which aims to ease the financial strain of raising a family.
Rakiah Reives, 33, a medical assistant, plays with Jakai Reives, 5 months, inside her home in Detroit on May 5. Reives is one of several mothers receiving cash payments through the Rx Kids program, which aims to ease the financial strain of raising a family.
Desarae Embry, 24, left, watches her children, DJ Embry, 2, middle, and Dai’Lani Embry, 4, play outside their home in Detroit on May 6. Desarae said Rx Kids payments have helped her family afford essentials for their children.
Rakiah Reives, 33, a nursing assistant, feeds her child, Jakai Reives, 5 months, inside her home in Detroit on May 5. Reives is one of several mothers receiving cash payments through the Rx Kids program, which aims to ease the financial strain of raising a family.
The clinical psychologist and viral TikTok creator sat down at the Mom 2.0 Summit in Austin, Texas to give advice on modern parenting.
Devin Embry, 25, and Desarae Embry, 24, pose for a portrait with their children, Dai’Lani Embry, 4; DJ Embry, 2, and Daviere Embry, 5 months, outside their home in Detroit on May 6. Desarae said payments through the Rx Kids program have helped ease some of the financial challenges of raising young children.
Nicole Coutrier-Phillips, left, of Inkster, Mich., nuzzles her pregnant daughter Nyah Phillips, also of Inkster, after she gave a speech about the Rx Kids program on Nov. 10 at a news media event in River Rouge, Mich.
Rakiah Reives, 33, a certified nursing assistant, takes a family photo with her husband and kids inside their home in Detroit on May 5. Reives is one of several mothers receiving cash payments through the Rx Kids program, which aims to ease the financial strain of raising a family.
Rakiah Reives, 33, a medical assistant, plays with Jakai Reives, 5 months, inside her home in Detroit on May 5. Reives is one of several mothers receiving cash payments through the Rx Kids program, which aims to ease the financial strain of raising a family.
Desarae Embry, 24, left, watches her children, DJ Embry, 2, middle, and Dai’Lani Embry, 4, play outside their home in Detroit on May 6. Desarae said Rx Kids payments have helped her family afford essentials for their children.
Rakiah Reives, 33, a nursing assistant, feeds her child, Jakai Reives, 5 months, inside her home in Detroit on May 5. Reives is one of several mothers receiving cash payments through the Rx Kids program, which aims to ease the financial strain of raising a family.
