Steady Steps
Steady Steps is a reportedly small, self-administered guaranteed income pilot said to be run by BANANAS, Inc., a longstanding Oakland-based child care resource and referral nonprofit, providing $1,000 monthly cash payments to about 30 low-income working families in the Oakland metro area for up to 12 months. Seed materials describe it as targeting pre-natal, post-partum, and families with young children, including those on child care voucher waiting lists, to help maintain housing, pay off debt, build savings, and reduce reliance on a second job. Funding is described as public. BANANAS, Inc. itself is a verified, real 501(c)(3) organization serving Northern Alameda County since 1973, but no independent source could confirm a program called "Steady Steps" or a BANANAS-run cash/guaranteed income initiative.
Guaranteed Income, Child Care Voucher Waitlist, Self-Administered, Family Support, Oakland, Unconfirmed Program
Headquarters
- Organization Name
- BANANAS, Inc.
- City
- Oakland
- State / Province
- California
- Country
- United States
Contact
- Website
- https://bananasbunch.org/
- Phone
- +1 510 658 7353
- Social media links
Status & Funding
- Organization status
- Active
- Number of recipients
- 30
- Funding type
- Government
Benefits
- Currency Type
- Fiat
- Currency
- USD
- Total Amount
- 12,000 USD
- Avg. Per Month
- 1,000 USD
- Payment frequency
- Monthly
- How long the program lasts
- 12 months
- Distribution Type
- Direct deposit to bank account
- Benefit details
Per unverified seed data, participants would receive $1,000/month via direct deposit for up to 12 months, self-administered directly by BANANAS, Inc. with no third-party distribution partner named. The stated intent is to help families maintain housing, pay off debt, build savings, and quit a second job that interferes with family and school involvement. None of these programmatic details could be independently confirmed.
Eligibility
Overview
- Eligibility details
Seed data lists eligibility factors including housing instability, income, pregnancy/post-partum status, being eligible for a child care subsidy voucher but on the waiting list, and having a child with special needs, aimed at low-income working families in the Oakland metro area. This eligibility hook is thematically consistent with BANANAS's real-world work administering Northern Alameda County's child care subsidy waitlists, but the specific "Steady Steps" eligibility criteria are unconfirmed.
Family
- Family Status
- Parent, Single Parent, Expecting
Financial
- Employment status
- Employed
- Banked status
- Banked
Geography
- US states covered
- California
- Countries covered
- United States
- Cities covered
- Oakland
- Counties covered
- Alameda
- Residency of Target Geography
- Yes
