Rx Kids

Since the program began in Flint last year, it’s distributed more than $13 million dollars to more than 3,000 families in Flint, Kalamazoo, Pontiac, Clare County and five counties in the eastern Upper Peninsula.

Insights on immigrant and infant health in Washtenaw County, details of a Grand-Rapids based program to provide monthly cash payments to mothers with low income, and a look back at the Jefferson Beach Amusement Park.

The Rx Kids program gives $1,500 during pregnancy and $500 a month in the first months of a child's life. Legislation in Lansing would expand state support for it.

It's the latest community to launch the program that gives moms $1,500 during pregnancy, plus $500 a month for the first six months of the baby's life, no strings attached.

The city of Dearborn is launching a financial assistance program aimed at providing thousands of dollars for expectant mothers.

In this edition of Stateside, we discuss the launch of the Rx Kids program in Dearborn; also how the conservation efforts for the Kirtland's warbler are impacting other species. Additionally, we highlight a fishing tradition in Michigan’s smallest city. Lastly, a puzzle maker has filed a lawsuit against Michigan State University and one of its professors.

Families can get $1,500 cash in pregnancy and $500 a month for the baby's first six months, no strings attached. Nearly 800 Pontiac moms are expected to enroll in the first few years.

The Rx Kids program, which began last year in Flint, will give pregnant moms $1,500 and $500 a month for the baby's first six months, with no strings attached.

Today, how it started, and how it’s going with Flint’s child health experiment, Rx Kids. Also, a year of open conflict between Israel and its neighbors takes its toll in Michigan. Plus, how to get up to speed on Michigan Supreme Court candidates.

Virtually 100% of babies in Flint are receiving up to $7,500 in cash aid, no strings attached. Now, that program is trying to expand to more Michigan communities, including the rural eastern Upper Peninsula. But first, they have to raise millions in private funding.