Growing Up in a Prosperous Neighborhood

B. Morrison was taught that poverty was a product of laziness and public assistance programs only rewarded irresponsibility. However, when her marriage soured, she abruptly found herself an impoverished single mother.

Facing Disownment and Destitution

Disowned by her parents and facing destitution for herself and her two small sons, she was forced to accept the handout so disdained by her parents and their world: welfare.

A Memoir of Hope and Independence

This dramatic memoir tells how one woman finds and grasps the lifeline that ultimately enables her to become independent.