“If you’re serious about tackling poverty…you have to be serious about trying new things” said New York mayor Michael Bloomberg (image) announcing a pilot program to combat poverty. Under the joint public-private sector program modeled after a plan in Mexico city, impoverished families will receive cash incentives in the areas of education, labor and health care and could earn between $3000-5000 yearly.
Bloomberg will visit Mexico City on April 24th in order to view first-hand how the “Oportunidades” program works to give incentives to single mothers.
Image- New York Times
Links- Gothamist, Reuters, El Diario/La Prensa
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