Concord based nonprofit Monument Impact has launched a guaranteed income pilot program after being awarded $1.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds by City Council.
CONCORD — Monument Impact, a community-based nonprofit, has launched a guaranteed income pilot program after being awarded $1.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds by the city of Concord.
“We’re proud to partner with the City of Concord to launch this pilot program,” Executive Director Judith Ortiz said in a press release.“Priority will be given to families with children age 12 or younger living in neighborhoods where many low-wage workers who were not able to work remotely, had children at home in distance learning, and lacked access to child care, health care, and/or federal/state COVID-19 recovery funds,” the press release said.
This past Saturday marked the two-year anniversary of the American Rescue Plan Act, and Concord, like many California cities, has been directing remaining funds to programs to help those most impacted by COVID-19. Monument Impact was founded in 2001 to help build skills, resources, strength within Concord’s immigrant, refugee, and low-income communities, mostly located in the Monument Corridor.
The nonprofit served more than 13,00 people in 2021, helping provide resources and information to support tenants affected by COVID-19 and increase vaccination rates among the Latino population of Contra Costa County.
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