Families in the Rx Kids program reported feeling more financially secure and used their cash on baby supplies, food, rent and utilities.
Nushrat Rahman
Nushrat Rahman covers issues and obstacles that influence economic mobility, primarily in Detroit, for the Detroit Free Press and BridgeDetroit, as a corps member with Report for America, a national service program placing journalists in local newsrooms across the country.
Her beat includes coverage of housing, water affordability and issues important to small business owners – all areas she’s passionate about as a lifelong Detroiter. She has written for Hour Detroit, Model D and Tostada Magazine.
In 2018, Rahman was selected as one of 13 contributors for The Edit, a New York Times newsletter for college students and recent graduates. Rahman is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, where she dived into narrative and investigative reporting, and Wayne State University.
Posted inHealth and Welfare, Political and Public Policy Information
Cash aid program for moms and babies launches in Detroit, where it will go next
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Posted inHealth and Welfare, Housing
Detroit vowed to revamp its homeless response system. Has it worked?
The city of Detroit announced a seven-point plan nearly a year ago to help Detroiters who are unhoused and on the streets, after two children died.
Posted inHousing, Police & Public Safety
No charges to be filed in deaths of two kids in Detroit casino garage
The announcement comes nearly a year after the children’s deaths put a spotlight on Detroit’s homelessness response system and prompted then Mayor Mike Duggan to launch a seven-point plan to address gaps in the system.
Posted inHealth and Welfare, Housing
Mayor Sheffield plans to crack down on senior housing conditions
Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield announced efforts to address concerns raised by senior residents about the often “deplorable conditions” they have been living in, she said.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
Detroit extends stand-by shelters, respite sites amid extreme cold
City officials will monitor conditions and guidance from the National Weather Service and take appropriate action.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
Sheffield taps new leaders to helm Detroit’s fight against poverty
Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield plans to reshuffle several city departments focused on health and human services and has tapped Luke Shaefer, a well-known Michigan poverty and social policy scholar, to take the helm.
Posted inTransportation
Report: ‘Indecent activity’ delayed Detroit bus, discipline was light
A review of video evidence revealed that Detroit Department of Transportation employees who were romantically involved abandoned a running bus.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
Rx Kids program expanding to help moms and babies in Detroit
Rx Kids offers $1,500 in cash assistance during mid-pregnancy and then $500 per month for up to a year of the baby’s life and already operates in 20 communities across Michigan.
Posted inHousing
5 Detroit housing questions we have heading into 2026
Finding affordable, safe housing and maintaining that home remain key priorities. It’s a topic we’ll continue to report on here at BridgeDetroit.