Personal stories about programs building the American Dream
My mom and I moved to Missouri from Mexico when I was four. She couldn’t afford childcare for me, but because of the assistance given by the Head Start Program, she was able to work full time. Head Start is…
Hear how SNAP (food stamps), Head Start, and the Earned Income Tax Credit helped Stephenie pay her rent and utilities and provide for her kids.
Hear how Head Start refers young children in Bruce's town for early treatment of vision and hearing problems.
Hear how Head Start helped Almeta provide child care and quality education for her children.
Hear how Pell Grants help Michelle and her sister afford college.
Hear how Head Start helped Shavon provide affordable child care for her children, as well as occupational and speech therapy for her child with developmental delays.
Hear how Head Start helped Danielle go back to college without the added expense of daycare.
Hear how SSI and WIC helped Lyla and her children get an education and have access to good nutrition.
I am bipolar and suffered for years. I was unemployed for several of those years. If it hadn't been for government assistance, I would be homeless.
Thanks to a Pell Grant, I am back in school with a 4.0…
When my youngest son was 2 ½, I left his father. This left us in a terrible economic situation in a city where I knew nobody. I was unable to receive any help because I worked mandatory overtime and was…
