The Flint-based cash aid program for new parents is set to expand significantly in Michigan after the state Legislature approved $270 million from the newly adopted budget to expand it into more Michigan communities over the next three years.

Rx Kids, which currently draws funding from a combination of support from local governments and philanthropic money, provides $1,500 to moms during pregnancy and $500 per month for the first six or 12 months of the baby's life, depending on the amount of funding for the program in a specific community. It was founded by Dr. Mona Hanna, the Genesee County pediatrician who was instrumental in bringing attention to the Flint water crisis.

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