New or expecting moms - join cash program in NYC

amother

Tue, Jul 25 2023, 8:59 am

I'm 4 kids too late for this lol but send it to a new mom, I just found out about it

The Bridge Project is New York City’s first unconditional cash transfer program. Launched in June 2021, The Bridge Project is designed to support mothers with low-incomes during pregnancy and the earliest years of their children’s lives by providing them with consistent, unconditional cash on a biweekly basis. The program lasts 36 months, and mothers who are part of The Bridge Project receive $1,000 a month for the first 18 months of the program and $500 a month for the last 18 months, all on a biweekly basis. If you are chosen for the program, we will not tell you how to spend your additional income, nor will we include requirements like employment. By providing a minimum income each month, we believe households will be better able to provide for their new babies, meet their basic needs, become self-sufficient, and achieve more of their potential. You can learn more about our work at bridgeproject.org.

https://bridgeproject.qualtric.....QL18G

In order to fill out the interest form for The Bridge Project, you must meet all of the below eligibility requirements:

Be 18 years old or older

Be 23 weeks pregnant or less with your first child

Have an annual household income under $52,000

Live in an eligible zip code in Brooklyn, Queens, or Staten Island:

Central Brooklyn: 11203, 11205, 11206, 11207, 11208, 11212, 11213, 11216, 11221, 11225, 11226, 11233, 11236, 11237, 11239

Queens: 11102, 11103, 11105, 11106, 11354, 11355, 11358, 11368, 11369, 11370, 11372, 11373, 11432, 11433, 11434, 11435, 11436

North Shore of Staten Island: 10301 (except Sunnyside), 10302, 10303, 10304 (North of S. Island Expressway), 10305 (North of S. Island Expressway), 10310

amother

Lightblue

Tue, Jul 25 2023, 9:14 am

hmmm! Pregnant with my 2nd. I'm not eligible?

amother

Bergamot

Tue, Jul 25 2023, 9:24 am

Anyone notice some zip codes not included??

amother

Dill

Tue, Jul 25 2023, 9:24 am

These aren't Jewish zipcodes

amother

Begonia

Tue, Jul 25 2023, 9:28 am

amother Dill wrote:

These aren't Jewish zipcodes

11205 and 06 are Williamsburg (the old original section of Williamsburg is not included, strangely enough).

amother

Jean

Tue, Jul 25 2023, 9:28 am

Are these zip codes were the lest amount of babies are born every year?
Or zip codes that have the most poverty?

amother

Oxfordblue

Tue, Jul 25 2023, 9:30 am

This is more of the city going to pot.

I love how they will not tell people how to spend the money.
Wic…. Ensures that you are buying food…. But here a mom can buy drugs/clothes for herself/makeup….. and neglect her child

I am all in favor of people being able to get whatever they need, be it diapers, air conditioning, books, puzzles… but this lack of any accountability is just asking to be abused and misused.

amother

Dill

Tue, Jul 25 2023, 9:36 am

amother Begonia wrote:

11205 and 06 are Williamsburg (the old original section of Williamsburg is not included, strangely enough).

It's orchestrated that way. BP and Midwood not included either.

giftedmom

Tue, Jul 25 2023, 9:37 am

amother Dill wrote:

These aren't Jewish zipcodes

That’s all of Williamsburg

amother

Mulberry

Tue, Jul 25 2023, 9:39 am

amother Jean wrote:

Are these zip codes were the lest amount of babies are born every year?
Or zip codes that have the most poverty?

It's the lowest income zip codes

amother

Mulberry

Tue, Jul 25 2023, 9:39 am

amother Bergamot wrote:

Anyone notice some zip codes not included??

Um obviously? If they have to provide a list it means some were excluded lol

amother

Bergamot

Tue, Jul 25 2023, 9:48 am

amother Mulberry wrote:

Um obviously? If they have to provide a list it means some were excluded lol

lol

Many Jewish zip codes are excluded.

scintilla

Tue, Jul 25 2023, 9:50 am

Crown Heights is included (11203, 11213, 11225), wish I knew someone it applied to...

amother

Viola

Tue, Jul 25 2023, 9:53 am

SICK! This is where my taxes are going?!?!? Why? So people having babies can spend money for the next 3 years on whatever they wish? Please explain...

And the fact that the Jewish zip codes are not included is nuts too. How can a city run such a program that only applies to certain areas?

amother

Mulberry

Tue, Jul 25 2023, 9:56 am

amother Viola wrote:

It's income based. Duh. And not run by the city. Your taxes have nothing to do with it. It's a private organization

amother

Butterscotch

Tue, Jul 25 2023, 9:56 am

amother Viola wrote:

Nope. NOT where your taxes are going. This is NOT a gov. program.

amother

Mulberry

Tue, Jul 25 2023, 9:57 am

Not everything is a conspiracy Can't Believe It

Trademark

Tue, Jul 25 2023, 9:58 am

amother Viola wrote:

SICK! This is where my taxes are going?!?!? Why? So people having babies can spend money for the next 3 years on whatever they wish? Please explain...

This is not a gov program but many countries give a child benefit.

amother

Butterscotch

Tue, Jul 25 2023, 9:58 am

amother Bergamot wrote:

lol

Many Jewish zip codes are excluded.

Right. Not at all the target community of this initiative.

amother

Butterscotch

Tue, Jul 25 2023, 10:00 am

Trademark wrote:

This is not a gov program but many countries give a child benefit.

And there isn't a lack of philanthropy within the frum community.