The city of Salem, Massachusetts, is giving 100 residents $500 per month to address poverty in the community.Uplift Salem is a guaranteed income pilot and study that gives unconditional cash payments to eligible residents of Witch City. To be approved for the program, applicants must reside in Salem and have a family/household income at or below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level based on household size.Randomization will be used to select 100 applicants to join the Uplift Salem Fund and another 100 to join the Uplift Salem Study. The applicants who are part of the Uplift Salem Fund will receive payments of $500 per month for 12 months. The applicants of the study will be paid for answering surveys from Salem State University. Applications open on Oct. 28 and will remain open for two weeks. The pilot is funded through the American Rescue Plan Act and the nonprofit UpTogether.Salem State University faculty will evaluate how well the initiative worked.Click here for more information.