Anonymous

This Richmond Resilience Initiative (RRI) participant is a single parent of one child. She has a Master’s degree and is currently interning to complete her requirements to become a licensed clinical social worker. She explained that the pilot payments have allowed her to maintain stability through these turbulent economic times. Importantly, they’ve helped her manage the rising cost of everyday living expenses, including buying food, covering daycare, paying her daughter’s medical expenses, and ensuring stable housing and reliable transportation. One of her goals is to decrease her emotional stress from the lack of child support and maintain the financial stability she’s experienced during the pilot. “Not everyone in need of support qualifies for it. I have to do everything on my own without any assistance. This program gives me the hope and strength to go on despite the barriers I experience as a single parent. My goal is to get things for me and my daughter as stable as possible during the first year of this program. During the next year of the program, I plan to save as much as I can in an effort to ensure our economic stability moving forward.”