Of $29 million given in Rx Kids funds, report shows most parents spend money on baby supplies, food

By: Katherine Dailey

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: March 27, 2026

Words: 625

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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Since its launch at the start of 2024, Rx Kids, a prenatal and infant direct cash support program that started in Flint and has expanded to communities around Michigan, has prescribed over $29 million in funds to 8,348 families, according to a new program dashboard.

A report on the program, published earlier in March, shows how that money is being spent, through voluntary surveys of program participants every six months since May …

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