Five Sacramento families are starting a new chapter, one where a little extra help could long way
FOX40 News
[{'start': '3.236', 'end': '7.239', 'text': "COULD SHOWS US HOW THAT COULD   HELP CHANGE LIVES.   >> 500 MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A LOT   TO A LOT OF YOU. THE $500 TO   US MEANS THE WORLD. THANK YOU   UNITED WAY.   >> FOR 5 LOCAL FAMILIES TODAY   MARKS A NEW BEGINNING A YEAR   OF MONTHLY $500 PAYMENTS   THROUGH UNITED WAY'S   GUARANTEED INCOME PROGRAM.   THERE'S ACTUALLY BEEN A LOT OF   DATA LOOKING AT GUARANTEED   INCOME. AND WHAT WE'VE SEEN IS   THAT PARTICIPANTS CAN MAKE   DECISIONS. THEY CAN BETTER   MANAGE UNEXPECTED EXPENSES.   >> THEY CAN SECURE ESSENTIAL   NEEDS LIKE FOOD AND SHELTER   AND INVEST IN THEIR FUTURES.   FAMILIES WERE SELECTED THROUGH   VARIOUS UNITED WAY PROGRAMS,   INCLUDING LITERACY, TUTORING,   HOUSING, NAVIGATION AND GREEN   AMBITIONS FOR COUNTRIES. A   SINGLE MOM JUGGLING MULTIPLE   JOBS. IT MEANS STABILITY AND A   CHANCE FOR KIDS TO   PARTICIPATE.   >> IN LIFE'S IMPORTANT   MOMENTS, I WORKED AS A   SUBSTITUTE CLERICAL WORKER.   >> BUT ATTENDANCE AND I ALSO   WORKED AS A CUSTODIAN. BUT   THAT DOESN'T COVER THE EXPENSE   OF MY RENT. SO I ALSO CLEAN   HOUSES. I SO MY HOMEMADE FOOD   AND DRINKS JUST TO MAKE ENDS   MEET AS A SINGLE PARENT. IT   SEEMS LIKE NOTHING IS ENOUGH   AT THE COUNTRY'S LOST HER   HUSBAND IN 2023. LIFE HAS BEEN   CHALLENGING AS A SINGLE PARENT   ALSO HAVE LIGHT WINDS.   >> WHO WANT TO PLAY FOOTBALL?   AND MY DAUGHTER WANTS TO   CHEER. AS ONE PERSON HAS   DIFFICULTY.   >> AND NOW HER KIDS WILL GET   THAT OPPORTUNITY. ARE YOU   EXCITED FOR YOUR BIG CHEERS IF   A GO YEARLONG INITIATIVE IS   PART OF A BROADER MOVEMENT TO   TEST THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF   GUARANTEED INCOME UNITED WAY   HAS RAISE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS   AND WILL FUND THE MONTHLY   PAYMENTS FOR THE NEXT 12   MONTHS.   >> ANOTHER PARTICIPANT   SEQUOYAH BURSE SAYS SHE'S   STILL RECOVERING FROM AN   INJURY THAT TOOK HER OUT OF   WORK. I WAS INJURED AND 2023.   SO WORKS NOT SOMETHING THAT'S   AN OPTION DUE TO MY IT'S   REALLY HARD TO KIND OF JUST   STAY AFLOAT THAT I'VE BEEN   MANATEE. AND THEN WITH THE   HELP UNITED THEY MADE A LOT OF   THINGS POSSIBLE. SHE SAID THIS   MONEY WILL BE LIFE CHANGING   OVER OVER WON'T EXCITED LIST.   LOT OF DIFFERENT EMOTIONS BUT   VERY BLESSED. AT THE END OF   THE DAY, DR. DANTE HURLEY SAYS   THE PROGRAM'S GOAL IS TO NOT   ONLY PROVIDE CASH SUPPORT.   >> BUT THE CONNECT FAMILIES TO   LONG-TERM RESOURCES. WE HOPE   TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADVOCATE   FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION   PROGRAMS LIKE GUARANTEED   INCOME THESE PROGRAMS AND WE   KNOW THAT SOMETIMES WE THINK,   HOW DO YOU IN POVERTY?   SOMETIMES YOU IN POVERTY BY   GIVING PEOPLE THE MONEY THAT   THEY NEED IN ORDER TO MEET   THEIR BASIC NEEDS. ALL 5   FAMILIES WENT UP AND RECEIVE   THEIR FIRST PAYMENTS.   >> LEAVING WITH A SMILE   ENOUGH."}]