California s state legislature has approved, as a way of spending its record budget surplus, a pioneering scheme to distribute cash to youngsters for access when they turn 18.
In California, 32,000 children under 18 have experienced the death of a parent or primary caregiver from COVID-19. The state has set aside $100 million for trust funds for children who are in low-income families to access when they turn 18 for school, housing or other expenses.