Mother

A public-private partnership that aims to alleviate the financial burden of having a child announced it’s coming to Kalamazoo.

Every pregnant resident can receive $1500 mid-pregnancy as a “cash prescription,” plus another $500 a month for the first year of the baby’s life. Other cities, like Kalamazoo, are now trying to expand the program.

These are women who gave birth just before they were sent to prison or not long after starting their sentences, which are typically short, according to the Michigan Department of Corrections.

A recent survey found that most women don’t know the benefits they’re eligible to receive when carrying a child. A thousand expecting mothers were…