Cash Transfer Programs

Here are some programs we are exploring or engaged with in order to learn and scale. We encourage you to get involved with these, or find a new community to build with.

two.fifty.four Teen Center

We are planning to pilot a Rooted Schools program in fall 2025.

Motherful

32 single moms from the Motherful collective are receiving $500 per month from a local basic income program. Furthermore, this nonprofit has given a significant portion of their donations over the years directly to single moms. This group knows the value of a cash transfer and how it lets members engage in a way that lifts everyone up.

Comingle

Comingle is coming at this problem of scaling generosity from the other side. They are beginning with the financial tools to share resources and then adding the community component. We encourage you to follow their progress and plug in as it scales.

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Do you want to give this a try? We need three pieces: Someone willing to help (with the cash), someone in need, and a community to deliver. The model depends on several concepts:

• Community is key. This is not just about cash transfers. We need pockets of people committed to building community to make this scale. UBI can’t be gamed, but Almost Basic could be without the game-proof time element introduced by community.

• Life is random. If you teach or believe that living right means your finances will be in order, this won’t work. (And you’re wrong, by the way.)

• Exploitation, coercion, and paternalism are prohibited. There are plenty of other options if you want to go the conditional route.

We want to help with the tools and learn and scale right along with you. Please reach out!