In Front and Center, single mom Catrina reveals how guaranteedincome from SpringboardToOp eases her burdens: “It’s helped me a lot, I’m getting my credit score straight. And it’s helping me afford life in general since prices are going up on everything!”
. 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.
I am a 33-year-old single mom and I live with my two daughters—Indiana is almost 11, and Island just turned 8. Before the Magnolia Mother’s Trust, I was working seven days a week. I make $10.72 and I work 42 hours a week, because they recently cut my hours. Before, I was working 12-14 hours, every day, no day off.
I am a hard worker. I try to work all the hours I can. My mom always told me, “You don’t work, you don’t eat.” Bringing in as much income helps me not stress as much, and I have high blood pressure and congestive heart failure, so it’s important that I try and keep my stress down as much as possible for health reasons. So when I found out I was selected for the trust I was so happy, I was like a kid in a candy store.
Another thing the trust money has helped me with is my credit score. I had a lot of old bills on there that I’ve been able to pay off to get that number up, and it feels good to know that I can go on a car lot and be approved for a loan now.
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