The money can only be used at bodegas, grocery stores, supermarkets and convenience.
New York City is expanding a program it launched in March that gives prepaid debit cards to migrants staying in city-funded hotels, allowing them to buy food and baby supplies at specified stores.
The pilot program is also converting 14 more hotels into shelters, bringing the total to 17 hotels that can serve about 1,230 migrants per month, according to the Times. This accounts for approximately 2% of the more than 65,000 migrants the city’s shelter system supports. The expansion comes at a time when officials are trying to reduce the costs of caring for migrants. The city is legally required to provide food and shelter to migrants under itsThe debit cards will be loaded with $12.
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