This is a hot topic and can easily be spun. I did not always work for a Fortune 500 company. I have needed medical, cash aid, daycare assistance and food assistance. I am not ashamed to say it. I was a young mother, just out of college and needed help. I have been working since the day I turned 16. Nothing to be ashamed about. These programs exist because people need them. It is not a cake walk. First of all, at least for me anyway, there was pride. I certainly did not want to walk into that office. I felt like a loser. Just being honest. Of course I am older now and do not feel the same way but at the time I was embarrassed and it caused me an extreme amount of anxiety. You go in and tell the person at the desk what you need. You fill out a stack of forms. You need last pay stub, a stop work form filled out by your employer, SS card, birth certificate, basically everything but your 1st born. If you need cash services, you will be scheduled to watch an out of date movie. It explains w...
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