New Parents in Baltimore Could Get $1000 Baby Bonus to Fight Poverty

Voters will get the chance to vote on the ballot measure in November.

Nate Golden, president of the Maryland Child Alliance, poses for a portrait with a petition form for the Baltimore Baby Fund, in Baltimore, Md., on July 3, 2024. Stephanie Scarbrough/AP Photo

New parents in Baltimore, Maryland, could receive a $1,000 “baby bonus” if voters approve the proposal in November.

A group of Baltimore teachers is behind the Baltimore Baby Bonus Fund, a proposed charter amendment that they say aims to reduce childhood poverty from birth. They recently secured the necessary 10,000 signatures to bring the question to voters as a ballot initiative in November.