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Good Morning America Highlights How Rx Kids Helps Afford ChildcareGood Morning America

Good Morning America Highlights How Rx Kids Helps Afford Childcare

June 15, 2026 Read More
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Research Shows Cash for Pregnant Women in Flint Leading to Better Birth OutcomesNew York Times

Research Shows Cash for Pregnant Women in Flint Leading to Better Birth Outcomes

May 28, 2026 Read More
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What’s the Latest on Rx Kids Future in Michigan?MLive

What’s the Latest on Rx Kids Future in Michigan?

May 13, 2026 Read More
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Rx Kids Cash Aid is Helping Moms Afford Diapers, Food, and RentDetroit Free Press

Rx Kids Cash Aid is Helping Moms Afford Diapers, Food, and Rent

May 13, 2026 Read More
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An economic impact analysis of Rx Kids in Flint, MichiganUpjohn Institute

An economic impact analysis of Rx Kids in Flint, Michigan

October 30, 2025 Read More
Dr Mona Hanna (right) talks with Flint resident Courtney Dudley, 29, while examining her daughter, Isabella Evans, in Flint on 14 April 2016
The US town that pays every pregnant woman $1,500: ‘We’re not OK with our babies being born into poverty’Guardian

The US town that pays every pregnant woman $1,500: ‘We’re not OK with our babies being born into poverty’

September 15, 2025 Read More
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How a Michigan program that gives new mothers cash could be a model for rest of USAP

How a Michigan program that gives new mothers cash could be a model for rest of US

July 31, 2025 Read More
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Fighting Poverty One Baby at a TimeCBS News

Fighting Poverty One Baby at a Time

May 30, 2025 Read More

Latest News

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Rx Kids brings baby parade tradition to Ohio at Cleveland’s historic League ParkRx Kids

Rx Kids brings baby parade tradition to Ohio at Cleveland’s historic League Park

Babies took the field at Cleveland’s historic League Park on September 19 as Rx Kids…
September 22, 2026 Read More
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A Champion for Moms and Babies: Tina Edmonds and Rx Kids in Lake CountyRx Kids

A Champion for Moms and Babies: Tina Edmonds and Rx Kids in Lake County

Tina Edmonds, Rx Kids Community Champion, posing in front of a tabling display of the…
September 17, 2026 Read More
Mama Sol delivers her poem at Rx Kids expansion in Genesee County
Rx Kids: What Every Mother Deserves – A Spoken Word PoemRx Kids

Rx Kids: What Every Mother Deserves – A Spoken Word Poem

Rx Kids: What Every Mother Deserves Mama Sōl, a Flint-based spoken word artist, reads her…
September 8, 2026 Read More
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A Letter of Gratitude to Rx KidsRx Kids

A Letter of Gratitude to Rx Kids

Rx Kids mom Leah McGee shares her gratitude for the program.
September 3, 2026 Read More
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Rx Kids Expands Nationally, Bringing Direct Support to Cleveland Moms and BabiesRx Kids

Rx Kids Expands Nationally, Bringing Direct Support to Cleveland Moms and Babies

Rx Kids Expands Nationally, Bringing Direct Support to Cleveland Moms and Babies
August 27, 2026 Read More
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Rx Kids Expands in Genesee County, Bringing Proven Support for Moms and Babies to Eight Additional CommunitiesRx Kids

Rx Kids Expands in Genesee County, Bringing Proven Support for Moms and Babies to Eight Additional Communities

Rx Kids Launches in Ohio, Marking First Expansion Beyond Michigan
July 17, 2026 Read More

Editorials

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Dr. Hilary Hoynes: Healthier Babies. Less Red Tape. Cash for Pregnant Mothers.Opinion | UC Berkeley

Dr. Hilary Hoynes: Healthier Babies. Less Red Tape. Cash for Pregnant Mothers.

UC Berkeley chancellor’s professor of economics and public policy and co-director of the James M.…
September 18, 2026 Read More
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Dr. Mona Hanna: Here’s What I’ve Learned About How Medical Schools can Improve Community HealthOpinion | The Conversation

Dr. Mona Hanna: Here’s What I’ve Learned About How Medical Schools can Improve Community Health

Years ago, I wondered what a pediatrician could do about the pathogen of poverty. Today,…
September 10, 2026 Read More
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Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb: Investing in Cleveland’s Youngest ResidentsOpinion | Substack

Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb: Investing in Cleveland’s Youngest Residents

Rx Kids is the latest step in Cleveland’s work to give families more financial security…
September 1, 2026 Read More
Dr. Karen Garcia: New Michigan parents shouldn’t be put in these financial bindsOpinion | Battle Creek Enquirer

Dr. Karen Garcia: New Michigan parents shouldn’t be put in these financial binds

I think often of a mother I cared for. As a newborn hospitalist who also…
August 19, 2026 Read More
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Sen. John Cherry: Rx Kids Started in Flint. Now It’s Helping 100,000 Michigan Babies Get a Stronger StartOpinion | Substack

Sen. John Cherry: Rx Kids Started in Flint. Now It’s Helping 100,000 Michigan Babies Get a Stronger Start

This evidence-based, bipartisan program gives families support during pregnancy and a baby’s first year. It…
August 19, 2026 Read More
Dr. Nigel Paneth: Treating poverty to prevent preterm births and newborn deathsOpinion | Bridge Michigan

Dr. Nigel Paneth: Treating poverty to prevent preterm births and newborn deaths

One of the most promising approaches to preterm birth prevention emerged from a Midwestern city…
July 16, 2026 Read More