Front and Center is first-person accounts of Black mothers in Jackson, Miss., receiving guaranteed income from Magnolia Mother's Trust.
. and created in partnership with the Magnolia Mother’s Trust—which aims to put front and center the voices of Black women who are affected most by the often-abstract policies currently debated at the national level. The series highlights the success of Springboard to Opportunities’, which this year will give $1,000 per month for 12 months to 100 families headed by Black women living in federally subsidized housing.
My name is Mica and I’m 31 years old. I live in subsidized housing in Jackson, Miss., with my son, who is 7. My mom has eight kids: four girls, four boys. There are a lot of kids in our family! My biggest monthly expense is food, then clothes and supplies for around the house—things I need or that my son needs. I receive SNAP benefits so that helps cover food costs. Inflation and rising prices have made it more challenging though, so I’ve had to cut back on a lot of stuff. I really just try to go cheap! I go to the little stores where everything is cheap and try to manage my money as best I can.
The money I’ve been receiving from MMT has helped out so much. My baby needs a lot of stuff for school—they’re always doing something and so he ends up needing supplies. So when I receive the MMT money, I mostly spend it on him. He loves playing football and baseball, and we were able to get him on a little team. My uncle has an all-ages football team and now I can afford to pay for the equipment. It gives my son something to do instead of being around here.
One of the other fun things I’ve been able to do with my son is take him to the jump trampoline and the new little kids museum. I always felt bad that I couldn’t do it before. When we went, he said, “Thank you, Mom. I thought you would never take me, you’re the best mom!” It made me cry.
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