NYC GIVES MIGRANTS FREE MONEY- $53 MILLION IN PRE PAID CARDS- WHILE RESIDENTS STARVE TO DEATH

Questions are mounting around the new pilot program that will give migrant families a reloadable pre-paid credit card to buy food and supplies.

The mayor’s office says the city is partnering with Mobility Capital Finance to launch a new, more cost-effective technology pilot program to distribute the so-called Immediate Response Cards.

The program would replace the non-perishable food boxes given to migrant families staying in hotels like the Roosevelt.

Right now, the city has contracts with food services that help to provide food boxes to shelters.

The program will start with 500 migrant families with children already living in short-term hotels.

City officials said that if the pilot program is a success, they would consider expanding the program to all migrant families staying in hotels.

The cards can only be used at bodegas, grocery stores, supermarkets and convenience stores.

The amount on the card would depend on the family’s size and any income they may have.

What are critics saying?

Critics are calling the move an offense on taxpayers.

“We’re just giving this migrant population more free stuff at the expense of New York City taxpayers,” Councilman Joe Borelli said

But the mayor’s office claims that the program would save New York City more than $600,000 per month, or more than $7.2 million.

Last month, New York City imposed a new rule forcing single migrant adults to leave the shelter system after 30 days. During the cold winter weather, individuals and mutual aid groups volunteered to help the migrants by distributing food and warm clothes

Will these pre-paid credit cards cost New Yorkers?

This pilot program will cost the city $53 million.

MoCaFi CEO and Founder, Wole Coaxum said that “MoCaFi’s goal is to expand access to financial resources for individuals excluded from banking, such as asylum seekers, while helping the local economy. It is an honor to be a part of the effort to welcome and support asylum seekers as they begin to plant their roots in this country.”

Food for migrants

New York City faces an overwhelming demand for food, and there have been many reports of food being wasted at local shelters.

City council has held hearings examining the quality of meals being served at local shelters, and according to reports, the food at some has been spoiled and rotten.

Mayor Adams’ office says that this program would not only save the city money, but it would provide families with the ability to purchase fresh food based on their “culturally relevant diets.” Subscribe, Share, Stay Tuned. The revolution will not be televised 2raw4tv.tv

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