A pilot program will test if monthly $500 debit cards, with no strings attached, will keep at-risk families out of the child-welfare system.

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Can $500 a month keep at-risk families out of child-welfare system?

Mt. Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard speaks during a press conference at the Doles Center in Mount Vernon Aug. 3, 2023 where New York's Office of Children and Family Services announced the launching of a pilot program to study if $500 monthly payments to at-risk families will reduce their need for child-welfare services. As part of the program, payments will be made to 150 families in Westchester, Monroe and Onondaga counties for one year.

A pilot program will test if monthly $500 debit cards, with no strings attached, will keep at-risk families out of the child-welfare system.

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