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NYC to give prepaid debit cards to migrant families
What’s happening: New York City will give prepaid debit cards to an initial 500 migrant families with children to use exclusively to buy food and baby supplies at bodegas‚ grocery stores‚ supermarkets‚ and convenience stores. This comes with a $53 million price tag.
Zoom in: The prepaid debit cards will be used in place of the city’s current system of giving non-perishable food boxes to migrant families housed in hotels. Migrants who receive the cards will be...