Family First Economic Support Pilot Update:
Sacramento County’s Department of Child, Family and Adult Services (DCFAS) has 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 will open on Sept. 30, 2024. 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 Black/African American, American Indian, or Alaska Native child and have a child who is 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. Data shows that African American/Black and American Indian/Alaska Native children experience higher rates of contact with the child welfare system compared to other ethnicities.
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.
