Rx Kids, the nation’s first-ever community-wide prenatal and infant cash prescription program, is open for enrollment to residents of the City of Galesburg and Oshtemo and Wakeshma Townships in Kalamazoo County. Rx Kids is a place-based program designed to improve maternal and infant health by addressing the economic hardship families face during pregnancy and infancy. Eligible families in the City of Galesburg and Oshtemo and Wakeshma Townships will receive $1,500 during pregnancy and $500 per month for the first year of a child’s life. “Rx Kids is providing a future where all families have the financial stability they need to nurture healthy, thriving children,” said Dr. Mona Hanna, Director of Rx Kids and Associate Dean of Public Health at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. “Since launching in the City of Kalamazoo, the people of Kalamazoo County have seen how powerful it is to invest in moms during pregnancy and babies in their first year of life. Bringing this efficient and effective program to the City of Galesburg and Oshtemo and Wakeshma townships is another step toward reducing stress, boosting local economies, and giving babies the start they deserve.” In the City of Galesburg, Oshtemo Township, and Wakeshma Township, the initiative is made possible thanks to support from the State of Michigan, the Stryker Johnston Foundation, and Kalamazoo Community Foundation (KZCF).