1 of 1
Story summary
- Springboard launched the Magnolia Mother’s Trust in Jackson, Mississippi in December 2018, giving 20 Black mothers $1,000 monthly for 12 months.
- The cash helped participants like Amaya Jones cover expenses, take trips, pursue Habitat for Humanity home-ownership, and gave Kenja Patton freedom to care for her asthmatic son and leave work.
- Leaders call the approach “radically resident-driven,” saying it continued through COVID-19 and after 2023 Supreme Court affirmative-action decision despite affordability crises.
