Nearly 60% of households with children in the Birmingham are helmed by single women. Embrace Mothers supports 110 single mothers and women mothering roles (e.g., grandmothers, aunts) with $375 per month for 12 months. Participants were randomly selected by the City of Birmingham's research partner Abt Associates, and East Lake Initiative provided confidential onboarding and benefits counseling services to selected women. The Penny Foundation is fiscal agent for the program, distributing payments through the card platform MoCaFi.
