oh my .... "mom" not "man". I'm lucky she didn't read that post, she'll kick my but.
She is a US citizen. She had some help from the Gvt and used every peny. She was going to Court Reporting school full time, working part time at the school as a clerc and the night shift at Tacobell. Slept about 5h a night for 4 years straight. She didn't date anyone for 10 years either, didn't want to get sidetracked and focus on her daughter. She's a proud mom of a 4.0 GPA National Junior Honor Society 8th grade kid.
After seing the ridiculous abuse of SSI & various social help programs litering the streets of South Central L.A., it's nice to see that such programs can help make a difference in a few people's life.