Mixed Methods Evaluation of the Pomona Household Universal Grant (HUG) Program

Running, not enrolling · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Early Child Well-being, Parental Stress, Family Economic Security, Parental/Caregiver Health, Mental Health

In brief

The City of Pomona is launching the Pomona Household Universal Grant (HUG) program in the Summer of 2024. Pomona HUG is a pilot project that will provide 250 parents/caregivers with children under 5 years old $500 a month for 18 months. Pomona's guaranteed income (GI) initiative provides relief for the most economically vulnerable households. The study will investigate the impacts of GI on financial security, material hardship, health and well-being, food security, social support, parenting, and childhood development. The intervention group will be compared to a control group of 350 parents/caregivers receiving only a nominal ($20) amount per month during the 18 month period.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06505811

Run by

University of California, Los Angeles

People needed

600

Starts

2024-06-17

Expected to finish

2026-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Must live in the City of Pomona;
• Must be 18 years old upon application submission;
• Must be the parent or legal guardian of a child aged prenatal to under 4 years old at the time of application;
• Must meet at least one of the following qualifiers (#1-4):
• Experienced negative impact due to the Covid-19 pandemic including:
• The participant or anyone in the participant's household experienced unemployment during the pandemic.
• The participant or anyone in the participant's household experienced increased food or housing insecurity during or as a result of the pandemic.
• Home address is located within a qualified census tract (QCT).
• Participant currently receiving any of the below benefits:
• Federal Pell Grants
• Free-and Reduced-Priced Lunch (NSLP) and/or School Breakfast (SBP) programs
• Head Start and/or Early Head Start
• Low Income Housing Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
• Section 8 Vouchers : Public Housing \& Housing Choice Vouchers
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Social Security
• CalFresh or SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
• Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
• Medicaid or MediCal
• Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
• Childcare Subsidies through Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) Program
• Household income is at or below 65% AMI (Area Median Income)
• In order to be approved for the program, the participant agrees to Informed Research Consent.

You may not qualify if…

• Individuals that do not meet one or more of the inclusion criteria listed above.

Where it is running

• University of California, Los Angeles — Los Angeles, California, United States

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