St. Paul guaranteed income helps families of color Struggling households are receiving $500 per month in guaranteed salary test. February 2, 2021 9:39pm Text size Copy shortlink:
They were 150 young families already on fragile financial footing when COVID-19 inflicted even more pain.
All welcomed newborns to their families in 2020. They all suffered direct economic fallout from the pandemic, including furloughs, lost jobs and lost child care. More than 80% of families identify as people of color and nearly half live on the city s East Side.
That is an early snapshot of the recipients of an 18-month guaranteed income program, an initiative aimed at providing direct aid to families during the pandemic, but also to test a new model for helping people in need.
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Ja na Kelly poses in front of University City High School. She s a senior at the high school, though she s hardly been inside since March. She had to navigate school and now college admissions virtually.
Without extracurricular activities or standardized test scores, students with ambitious college plans are doing so without the resume they had hoped would win over admissions officers.
This is not the year for the college road trip. Instead, it’s been all about clicking through virtual campus tours.
Parker Kopplin is a senior at Ritenour High School in St. Louis County, and that’s where he was when he explored the campus of UCLA.
Originally published on December 17, 2020 7:22 am
This is not the year for the college road trip. Instead, it’s been all about clicking through virtual campus tours.
Parker Kopplin is a senior at Ritenour High School in St. Louis County, and that’s where he was when he explored the campus of UCLA.
“It just doesn t feel like a real experience,” Kopplin said. “It kind of just seems like you re reading and talking to a brochure.”
Kopplin instead has listed Mizzou, a school he was able to visit last summer, as his top choice.
McCluer High School senior Aldo Estrada also at one time had dreams of going to college in southern California. But the pandemic has Estrada, who will be the first in his family to attend college, wanting to stay closer to home.
Submitted by Perry Newell.
THEY GOT ME… We shall return our attention during the month to Primary, Elementary and Middle School – Honors, Awards and Scholarships to as many people as can be reached. Because of the pandemic and other factors many of the resources may be lost. The interaction between students and teaching staff may be felt for years to come.
As a non-commercial organization we were not surprised to have this group First Grade grads ask us to look into awards for them and their parents.
As a non-commercial organization we were not surprises to have this group First Grade grads ask us to look into awards for them and their parents. Look at: www.eductingouryouth.org