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Suzanna Fritzberg, executive director of The Bridge Project, says moms know what their children need best.

“They know when a dollar needs to go toward rent, food on the table, or even a camp scholarship for their kids,” she said.

The Bridge Project is a cash assistance program that gives expecting mothers unconditional, direct payments during a child’s most critical first thousand days of life. Begun in New York City five years ago, the initiative has expanded to nine states and this fall, to New Jersey. The goal is simple: To break the cycle of childhood poverty by trusting mothers t

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