Wayne County commissioners greenlit $7.5 million to help launch a cash aid initiative for moms and babies in six communities: River Rouge, Inkster, Highland Park, Hamtramck, Melvindale and Dearborn.

The approval means the Rx Kids program kicks off in those cities on Monday, Nov. 10. The move comes on the heels of the rapidly expanding program receiving $270 million in the state budget — setting it up to potentially help tens of thousands more infants in the next few years — and further grows Rx Kids to several communities of high need in Michigan's most populous county.

“Every baby deserves a strong start. When we invest in moms and babies, we give families hope, support and a chance to build a better future," Wayne County Executive Warren Evans said in a statement to the Free Press in

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