Its always been my personal opinion that people on public assistance really find no means to an end to their situation. The measily cash assistance and food stamps they recieve barely cover the basics to live. Especially in the case of grandparents who are caring for their grandchildren. Some are too elderly to get full time jobs, and therefore must rely on the small amounts of support that the government provides. This was not the Case for Rosa.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/03/nyregion/03neediest.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Rosa didn't take life's setbacks as a reason to sit around and do nothing. With public assistance she was able to go back to school and further her education, to make a better life for her and her grandchildren. With help from the neediest cases fund, Rosa was able to continue to take care of her grandchildren, and provide them with school clothes, and the financial backing for her to start a new job, hopefully to bring them out of poverty.
I admire her actions, because most people take advantage of the system, and the short time they are allowed to remain on it. Rosa did what should be done with public assistance.... she found a way to survive.
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