Healthy Mama, Healthy Baby
The Neighbors Trust, a Philadelphia guaranteed income initiative founded by Rona Buchalter in 2025, operates the "Healthy Mama, Healthy Baby" program in partnership with Puentes de Salud, a clinic serving Latine immigrant families. The program provides prenatal patients of Puentes de Salud with 18 months of unrestricted direct cash payments, totaling $8,000 per participant, loaded onto a debit card. Puentes de Salud identifies, enrolls, and provides ongoing support to participants, who are randomly selected from its prenatal patient population as funding allows. The Neighbors Trust raises and channels donor funds through the Philadelphia Foundation (for program payments) and Women's Way (its fiscal sponsor, for operating costs). The initiative is privately/philanthropically funded; no government funding was identified.
Immigrant Health, Latina/Latine Immigrants, Maternal Health, Prenatal Support, Debit Card, Community-Funded, Donor-Advised Fund
Headquarters
- Organization Name
- The Neighbors Trust
- City
- Philadelphia
- State / Province
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States
Contact
- Social media links
Status & Funding
- Organization status
- Active
- Program status
- Active
- Application status
- Rolling
- Funding type
- Nonprofit, Philanthropic
Benefits
- Currency Type
- Fiat
- Currency
- USD
- Total Amount
- 8,000 USD
- Avg. Per Month
- 444.44 USD
- Payment frequency
- Monthly
- How long the program lasts
- 18 months
- Distribution Type
- Debit Card
- Benefit details
Participants receive a total of $8,000 in direct cash payments over 18 months, disbursed monthly to a debit card, with no restrictions on use. Enrollment begins at the end of the second trimester of pregnancy and support continues through the baby's first year. The organization's own materials state the $8,000 total but do not publish the exact per-month payment amount. Puentes de Salud manages enrollment, disbursement logistics, and ongoing participant support; The Neighbors Trust raises and provides the pooled funds via the Philadelphia Foundation.
Eligibility
Overview
- Eligibility details
Eligible participants are pregnant patients receiving prenatal care at Puentes de Salud, a Philadelphia clinic serving Latine immigrant families who are unable to obtain health insurance. Participants are randomly selected from Puentes de Salud's prenatal patient population at the end of their second trimester, as program funding allows. The program is explicitly described by the organization as supporting "pregnant Latina immigrants" served by Puentes de Salud.
Demographics
- Sex
- Female
- Gender
- Female
- Race / ethnicity targets
- Latina/Latine immigrant women
Family
- Family Status
- Expecting
Geography
- US states covered
- Pennsylvania
- Countries covered
- United States
- Cities covered
- Philadelphia
- Counties covered
- Philadelphia
Application Process
- How to apply
No public application process; there is no general enrollment form. Eligible participants are identified internally from Puentes de Salud's existing prenatal patient base at the end of their second trimester.
- Selection process
Puentes de Salud randomly selects prenatal patients at the end of their second trimester for enrollment, as program funding allows. Puentes de Salud handles all enrollment and support logistics; The Neighbors Trust provides the pooled community funds.
