QUESTION
Has the pilot program for distributing prepaid debit cards to asylum seekers started?
0:59:25
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50 sec
The pilot program for distributing prepaid debit cards to asylum seekers has not started but is expected to begin in the next couple of weeks.
- Molly Schaeffer confirms the program's pending start.
- The program intends to save money and support local communities.
- It aims to innovate in the way funds are distributed.
Erik Bottcher
0:59:25
I'd love to give you the opportunity to talk about the debit cards for asylum seekers, the pilot program to distribute prepaid debit cards to asylum seekers so they could purchase their own food at supermarkets, Bodegas, convenience stores, grocery stores, has this program started yet, the pilot program?
Manuel Castro
0:59:55
Molly, won't respond to that.
Molly Schaeffer
0:59:57
Thank you for that question.
1:00:00
So it has not started yet, but we expect it to start in the next couple of weeks.
1:00:04
And we're really excited because it allows us to really save some money and it pilot something innovative to get money back into local communities.