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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Her youngest is 6 or 7.  So going to school for a trade would be a challenge.  She was in school and I think she couldn’t afford it plus all the costs at home.  So could never pull herself out of poverty.  Just scraping by.

It just sucks. [/quote]

Can you pay for her to go back to school or help find her scholarships and help do the paperwork?  She could go to online school or community college.  Nursing degree (hospitals need nurses) and she could be a nurse aid first.  Or look at being a teachers aid at public school (junk pay but usually good insurance if you work in a blue state).  There’s night school or she could look for classes while the kids are at school.  If she goes to night school could you help pay for a part time babysitter?

Or look at trade schools - plumbing, electrical, hvac.  My dad was a plumber (he died when I was young) and made good money.  Off hours but if her husband is out of work or she has older kids when on call that would work.

I would spend money to offer to help her get a good job with decent benefits.  I think helping the kids with school supplies or visiting and sticking their fridge with healthy foods might be a good thing too.  
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