STORIES


Stories of growth, stories of impact, stories from our community.

Rx Kids Surpasses $1 Million in Support for Pontiac Families

Since launching in Pontiac, more than 400 families and 250 babies have benefited from this innovative program that provides expectant mothers with $1,500 during pregnancy and $500 per month for...

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Cash payment program for moms and babies to expand to Pontiac in May

Pontiac’s version of the Rx Kids cash payment program can help an estimated 800 mothers in its first years. The program has enough funding to last for two years and...

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Rx Kids Reaches $1 Million Milestone for Babies in Pontiac

Pontiac—On October 15, Rx Kids, the nation’s first community-wide prenatal and infant cash prescription program, surpassed $1 million dollars in no-strings-attached cash prescriptions given to mothers and babies in the...

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Pontiac Funders Collaborative celebrates RxKids expansion during baby parade

The Pontiac Funders Collaborative celebrated the expansion of RxKids into Pontiac during a baby parade on May 9, complete with ice cream, music and activities for kids and families at...

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Building a thriving community, one ‘everyday interaction’ at a time

The life-changing lesson Mr. Rogers taught me As a child, I would sit in front of our television and watch an older man with a red cardigan sweater open the...

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