Author: Sequaya

Sequaya was a recipient of the second round of the Magnolia Mother’s Trust, which began just after she lost her job during the pandemic as an in-home caretaker.
Front and Center: Guaranteed Income Helped Me Survive the Pandemic and Find "Moments of Joy," Says Magnolia Mother's Trust Mom

Front and Center: Guaranteed Income Helped Me Survive the Pandemic and Find “Moments of Joy,” Says Magnolia Mother’s Trust Mom

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.

“Aside from just being able to survive and buy toilet paper and pay my bills, [guaranteed income] allowed me to—even at a very hard time—have moments of joy.”