Author: Lakeisha

Lakeisha was a part of the Magnolia Mother’s Trust’s second cohort, which distributed its first payments just as the pandemic hit in 2020. Lakeisha lost her job at a hotel because of the pandemic, and is now working to finish her last semester of college.
Front and Center: "Magnolia Mother’s Trust Was So Important in Getting Me Through Those Months Last Year," Says Guaranteed Income Recipient

Front and Center: “Magnolia Mother’s Trust Was So Important in Getting Me Through Those Months Last Year,” Says Guaranteed Income Alumna and Mother

Front and Center highlights the success of Springboard to Opportunities’ Magnolia Mother’s Trust, which this year will give $1,000 per month for 12 months to 100 families headed by Black women living in federally subsidized housing.

“I haven’t had work since the shutdown, that was March 17 of 2020 here. I have been looking for work, and all I want is just a good-paying job. The money from Magnolia Mother’s Trust was so important in getting me through those months last year.”