 It is 2-16 and it will be up to voters in Baltimore City to decide if new parents would get a one-time payment of $1,000. The so-called Baby Bonus Initiative will appear on the November ballot after supporters secured the 10,000 signatures that were needed. Supporters say it will help cut back on childhood poverty right at birth. It's estimated that 7,000 children are born each year in Baltimore, which means the program would likely cost about $7 million a year. The proposal is loosely based on a program that was put in place in Flint, Michigan.