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MFRC has several ready-to-run projects that are waiting for funding

Guaranteed Income For Older Adults

Estimated project cost: $4,750,000 over 3 years:

This project would allow MFRC to provide direct, no strings attached, cash payments to 200 Humboldt County residents between the ages of 60 and 64. MFRC has successfully administered a comparable program that disbursed $2.4 million to 150 people who were pregnant during MFRC’s Humboldt Income Program enrollment window. Contact rbaker@mckfrc.org to view a full project proposal.

Estimated Project Cost $1,550,000 over 2.5 years

Developed through a Community Partner Co-Design in partnership with End Poverty in California and CivicMakers, Steady Steps would allow MFRC to provide cohort-based cash assistance to residents transitioning off of CalWORKs or TANF. Cash support would gradually decline over the participation window to allow for a smoothing of the benefits cliff that families experience when transitioning off of CalWORKs and/or TANF. See this slide deck to learn more or contact rbaker@mckfrc.org with questions.

Estimated Project cost: $150,000 over 1.5 years

Developed in partnership with Building the Roots of Upward Mobility | The Rooted School Foundation, the $50 study would allow MFRC to provide direct cash payments to local high school youth for the 2026-2027 school year. Review the proposal here or email rbaker@mckfrc.org to learn more.
The $50 Study: Outcomes from a dual-year randomized controlled trial