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Lindsay Cassella
"Gabriella was 14 when her pregnant mother passed away, leaving her and her father to raise her newborn sister with their devastation…
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Zillah Wesley
“You're not always in front. Sometimes, community is taking out the trash for somebody else or bringing somebody lunch or just calling…
Maria Soto
"The people like Ruby Duncan who are actively trying to expand [welfare], they're literally looking the beast in the mouth and being…
Charlesetta Lee
"Being raised in the welfare system is generational. It's almost like a generational curse. Because it's a hamster wheel. You're trying to…