i am a 31 year old single mother my kids fathers have not been around since birth and i am trying my best to provide for them but at this time with the economy the way it is it is hard to find a job so loosing everything at this point i had a car i was buying off a freind but they took it back in middle of night beings i didnt have a job and couldnt pay for it so now me and my kids are having to walk everywhere to get somewhere and it not very easy with it being cold out side i constantly have to go to schools or dr appt due to my childrens needs i lost my father in 2005 nothing has been very good since then i have been in abusive relationships in the past been married 3 times my youngest son lives with his father and i have not been able to go visit him for awhile if it wasnt for my good friends we would be homeless again my mother and step daddy try to help us out as much as possible but it is getting harder every day on them to keep doing that i love them very much and wouldnt trade them for the world i dont think i am better than anyone and try getting everything on my own but there is times in life you have to put pride behind you and ask for help thank you for reading my story and god bless every one if i do get chosen this will affect my life so much by helping me and my kids out i will get to see my son more often my kids wont be out in the cold as much or sick i will be able to job hunt much easier and have reliable transportation well my boyfreind just went to jail on criminal confinment and demestic battery on jan 20 2010 he is waiting trial he has 5 charges the bad thing my kids had to witness all this