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While paying rent and utilities for a shared home and looking for a more permanent place to raise her family, a single mother didn鈥檛 know how …
A woman took in her best friend鈥檚 6-year-old grandson earlier this year after the woman鈥檚 friend and her husband, who were raising the boy, di…
A mother of five survived a suicide attempt earlier this year. Two months later, her fiance was found dead.
After her mother moved away and couldn't help with child care, a single mother lost her job, which was not able to accommodate the hours she n…
A mother of 7-year-old twins is the only member of the family earning income since her husband is disabled and unable to work. She serves as h…
A grandmother has been disabled for more than 20 years.
A single mother is struggling to make ends meet for her family. Her job at a fast food restaurant barely covers the rent and utilities for the…
After her children鈥檚 father was incarcerated earlier this year, a mother of two has been struggling to make ends meet.
A grandmother was recently granted temporary custody of her three young grandchildren.
After a car accident left her husband paralyzed from the chest down in May, a mother has been struggling to provide for her 12- and 15-year-ol…