Browse By Mothers & Children

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  Gale G

  Child(ren): 5 children

  Issues: Food and Hunger, Environment, Family

  I fear for my children. Because you see it every day--innocent children getting killed. I would love to see my children to get a good education and go off to college and become doctors and pro football stars and whatever their goals are. I just want better.

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  Christinana K

  Child(ren): 2 children, ages 2 and 8 months

  Issues: Health

  This is the day that they called me and told me that I had the job--I was so excited. So I took that picture, instead of a picture of me being depressed. I was excited that I had a job and hopefully I no longer have to depend on public assistance.

  View Christinana's photos here.

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  Joanna C

  Child(ren): two daughters, age 5 and 8, and a son, 10 months

  Issues: Food and Hunger, Housing, Work and Child Care, Environment, Welfare & Assistance

  "I want them to be smart. I want them to finish school. I want them to get good jobs. I want them to know that just because you live in the neighborhood doesn’t mean you have to be in the neighborhood.  It’s just I don’t know where to get help from; I don’t know who to ask for help."

  See Joanna featured in a CNN Money video on raising children in a food-insecure household.

  See Joanna featured in a second CNN Money video on the importance of employment.

  See Joanna featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer series, "A Portrait of Hunger."

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  Virginia G

  Child(ren): 2 children, youngest Aiden, 1 year and 6 months

  Issues: Environment, Violence and Trauma, Childhood, Breaking the Cycle

  I’m going to have a career.  I’m going to take my kids, and I’m going to take them out of here.  I want to go somewhere nice—to a nice neighborhood where they have clean playgrounds, where you don’t see a lot of violence.  Although it’s hard, because it’s everywhere.  No matter where you try to go, violence is everywhere.  It’s hard.

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  Laticia A

  Child(ren): Granddaughter Talieca, age 5

  Issues:

  When I grew up we had times where I didn’t eat for two days. We’d fight with each other because we were so hungry. I had it rough. And I’m still struggling now and I really don’t appreciate it. I don’t understand how I’m struggling. I’m getting brick walls in front of me all the time and I don’t want this for my granddaughter.
  

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  Mayra M

  Child(ren): 4 children, youngest Julisa, age 2

  Issues: Housing, Health

  "My little daughter, she's got real bad asthma… she can’t run, she can’t play too much... When it’s really cold she start coughing. And the heater I've got in my house doesn't work...I want a big house, I want everything for her... I put my four kids first."

  View Mayra's photos here.

   

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  Ashley B

  Child(ren): One boy, Nikhai

  Issues:

  “It’s important for us to be examples to our kids. At least with my son, we were in a shelter  because I wanted to do it on my own, but we did have to go back to my grandmom’s house to eat. Bills still were due... Do you think when they fired me that they thought one second how I was going to pay my rent?  No.  That was the last thing on their mind.” 
  

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  Quiana  H

  Child(ren): Daughter, 9 and Daughter 1.5 years

  Issues: Food and Hunger, Health, Environment, Welfare & Assistance, Breaking the Cycle

  “It’s just that it feels like I try and I never get over that.  I’ve been working since I was sixteen, but it’s like I can’t get hold of anything. It’s like when I do qualify for once to receive some of the programs that the government has, I’m always  told that I have to pay a higher co-pay than everybody else.   I do thank God for me having to pay $60, compared to if I had to pay for her which would be $250, but it’s just hard."

  View Quiana's photos here.

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  Mona H

  Child(ren): 4 children

  Issues: Work and Child Care, Health, Environment, Childhood, Breaking the Cycle

  “How can we teach our kids to have high hopes if we don’t have high hopes? If we have no self-esteem within ourselves?”

  View Mona's photos here.

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  Shante M

  Child(ren): 4 children

  Issues:

  “I’m a strong-willed, black woman, and I can do it.  No matter what you do in life you can do it.  I got through all these trials and tribulations, but no matter what you go through you’re still you."