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Chi T. Mathias

Chi T. Mathias

"I feel like because I got the help that I needed as a young mom in her 20s, what more can I do to make sure that I pay that forward? So not only my children, my grandchildren, but all the other mothers that are out there get that same support."

"I feel like because I got the help that I needed as a young mom in her 20s, what more can I…

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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…

Jackie Toomer

"I was self employed. But I lost my home to a predatory lender. So I lost my business. And I went down…

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…