Sacramento County’s Department of Child, Family and Adult Services (DCFAS) is extending the application period for the Family First Economic Support Pilot. DCFAS partnered with United Way California Capital Region for a new Guaranteed Income Pilot called the Family First Economic Support Pilot. The pilot gives qualifying families guaranteed payments of $725 a month for a year. Applications are reopening on April 14, 2025, as the application process broadens and expands. Families who have already applied during the first round of applications do not need to reapply. Under broadened eligibility, more families will be able to apply. This opportunity is for families who did not apply during the first round of applications. Two hundred applicants will be randomly selected from those who apply.
United Way will contact those selected for the pilot to discuss the next steps and to verify eligibility. To qualify, families must live in one of the following zip codes: 95815, 95821, 95823, 95825, 95828 and 95838. Applicants must be either the parent or legal guardian of a child between the ages of 0 and 5. Applicants must have an annual household income of less than 200% of the federal poverty line. To qualify, the families cannot be part of any other Guaranteed Income Pilot/Program. Applications can be completed online at the link posted below.
The purpose of the Family First Economic Support Pilot is to offer additional income to help eligible families in the focus zip codes. The Family First Economic Support Pilot is primarily funded through state grant money. Sacramento County DCFAS partnered with a research organization, MEF Associates, to evaluate how the guaranteed income impacts the selected families.
For more information, visit the Department of Child, Family and Adult Services website.
You can find the application at the Family First Economic Support Pilot Website.