month for three years. the pilot program known as the bridge project aims to keep mothers and their babies out of poverty. holly fogle is one to have the founders one of the found. cash is the uniforms answer to individual problems. we cut out the bureaucracy, go right to the mother who knows more than anyone else in the world what that baby needs today. reporter: how crucial has this been for them? also summed up by mothers saying i m able to breathe. reporter: the bridge project is open to pregnant women and new moms in certain low income neighborhoods in new york city. by the summer the program will have more than 6 600 mothers enrolled. we chose three years intentionally, first, because the first 1,000 days of life are so, so critical for the baby s brain, so we re really laying the foundation for the rest of their life. reporter: fogel says right now the average income for mothers participating is less than $15,000 a year. where does the funding come
The advance, extended child tax credit may not return any time soon, but first-time mothers in the state of New York State could be getting some financial help this year. See: Stimulus Update: 91% of.