Community Quote by Jaime Harrison

After my father died, we faced hardship but never asked anybody for help. We were self-sufficient.

— Mamata Banerjee

I come from a family of eight on public assistance, my parents were separated. My mother struggled, my father struggled.

— Letitia James

There are a lot of people from my Central Arkansas days that I owe a lot of thanks to for how they helped me…

— Scottie Pippen

I've always helped my family out because I owe my success to them.

— Robbie Savage

My father left me when I was 6. My mother tried to take care of all of us on public assistance.

— Ghostface Killah

Until I was two, my mother supplemented her welfare payments by cleaning houses and waitressing. My father didn't help.

— Lisa Brennan-Jobs

I was once that kid that needed a donation - that needed help to go to camp because my mom wasn't able to pay…

— Ha Ha Clinton-Dix

My mum was incredibly resourceful and there were loads of aunts and uncles around who helped.

— Jay Blades

My grandmother was the matriarch. If you didn't have a place to stay, if you needed food, if you were just coming out of…

— Janelle Monae

My family and high school friends were the only people who were with me every step of the way through my mothers' illness. They…

— Jenna Morasca

I was raised in a group home for 14 years, so I was a beneficiary of philanthropy. I didn't have a family. The nameless,…

— Darell Hammond

I come from a blue-collar family. My father worked at the American Can Company as a mechanic. He broke his back and was disabled,…

— Joseph Abboud