Mexican anti-poverty model to be applied in the Big Apple

“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 24^th 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