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. 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 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 children May 5 inside their home in Detroit. 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, plays with Jakai Reives, 5 months, inside their home in Detroit. The family is getting cash payments through the Rx Kids program, which is aimed at easing some of the financial challenges of raising young children.
Desarae Embry, 24, left, watches her children, DJ Embry, 2, middle, and Dai’Lani Embry, 4, play outside their home. Desarae said Rx Kids payments have helped her family afford essentials for their children.
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. 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 media event in River Rouge, Mich.
Rakiah Reives, 33, a certified nursing assistant, takes a family photo with her husband and children May 5 inside their home in Detroit. 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, plays with Jakai Reives, 5 months, inside their home in Detroit. The family is getting cash payments through the Rx Kids program, which is aimed at easing some of the financial challenges of raising young children.
Desarae Embry, 24, left, watches her children, DJ Embry, 2, middle, and Dai’Lani Embry, 4, play outside their home. Desarae said Rx Kids payments have helped her family afford essentials for their children.
