Funding comes through a $500,000 grant from Mayors for a Guaranteed Income (MGI).
According to the press release, the $350 payments make New Orleans the first city to send payments to young people.
The program is an effort to help the city's at-risk youth.
The relief is meant to connect the teens to education or job programs and decrease stress and other risk factors.
The program will serve 125 young people between the ages of 16-24.
They will receive a monthly cash payment of $350 for the next 10 months.
“The launch of the New Orleans Guaranteed Income Program is an exciting moment for our city,” said Mayor Cantrell.
“Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw the number of disconnected youth significantly increase. We launched this program as an opportunity to get much-needed, unrestricted cash in people’s pockets at a time where we know our people need it the most."
The Mayor's office reports they are working with the following organizations to recruit young folks to the program:
Collegiate Academies
Youth Empowerment Project
New Orleans Youth Alliance
Educators for Quality Alternatives
Healthy Start
New Orleans Public Schools
Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights
United Way of Southeast Louisiana
The Sun reached out the Office of Youth and Families office for more information.
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