Cynthia Cynthia thought she was done caring for children and was eagerly looking forward to her golden years. But when her grown daughter became pregnant and wasn’t able to care for a baby due to substance abuse issues, Cynthia immediately agreed to take in the tiny infant and raise her granddaughter. For [...]
Charles Charles is proud of the time he spent serving our country, but his time in the military seems like a lifetime ago now. Today, this veteran lives with his grown nephew, and it’s a struggle for the two of them just to make it through the month after the money [...]
Heather Heather is doing her best to raise her two daughters, four-year-old Lily and six-year-old Alyssa on her own but is finding it difficult to provide for everyone on only one paycheck after splitting up with her ex. After paying for daycare and her rent, there isn’t much money left over [...]
Kenneth Even older Americans can find themselves in a bind, not being able to afford their medicine or their housing on top of other expenses. After finding himself suddenly in need of income, Kenneth, who had previously studied air conditioning repair, was unable to find work in that industry because of [...]
Cipriana After going through a divorce and fighting for custody of her children, Cipriana became interested in the law and began going to school to become a paralegal. Between school, work, and taking care of her four children, Cipriana says the food she gets from the Food for Change Market “helps [...]
Eva and Erica Eva and Erica work hard to care for their children. These sisters are struggling with limited budgets so they combined their households and moved in together to save on expenses. Erica has three kids – ranging in age from 4 to 19 – and her oldest works at [...]
Sandra Sandra is an “on and off” student because she doesn’t have student loans to help her pay for school, and she doesn’t want to accrue debt, so she works as much as she can to save to pay for school and living expenses – “I spend time working along the [...]
Ezekial Not too long ago, Ezekial came to the United States from West Africa in search of a better life. To achieve his dreams, he is working on his degree in finance at Houston Community College (HCC). He attends classes full time and also works in the work-study program in the admissions office at [...]