She has a child so she was getting food stamps but my foster son is a deadbeat dad. She needed cash assistance and couldn’t get it without being in the state employment program. They did not count her GED classes as time toward her work requirement and they would not allow her to study during her required hours at the employment office.
She was fortunate in that we could give her and my granddaughter a place to live and help with some necessities. We are a single income family. My husband is disabled and we chose not to go on SSDI as long as I could support us. We are glad to help, but it has been a serious stretch sometimes!
Thanks for being a foster parent.