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If you need a__sistance get it but also get a job. You can't just live off of the system and expect everyone else to be responsible for you and your child. Gov't help is meant to help you temporarily but some people take advantage. I'm sure you can find a job.

There are a lot of people who work and still can't manage without public a__sistance. My husband and I both have full-time jobs. We don't have a luxurious lifestyle, we don't waste money, and yet the only way I could get medical care for my pregnancy is to get medicaid. I'm also on WIC and my daughter is on CHIP. I pay taxes just like everyone else, and I have the right to the a__sistance I need. I hope anyone reading this will get the help they need, and not feel ashamed. It costs less for a state to provide prenatal care for a woman than it does for a state to provide care for a sick baby, so uninsured or underinsured women who use medicaid are saving the taxpayer money in the long run. People who need public a__sistance are not the ones to blame. Employers who don't pay a living wage, who don't provide health insurance or short term disability insurance are the ones to blame. Please, anyone who is in need, don't go without medical care or food because you're afraid people will judge you.

How could you be so judgemental?? Whaen you are single and pregnant. Some people think having babies out of wedlock is wrong!!! Everyone has needed some kind of support! There is nothing wrong with asking for government a__sistance. That is way we pay taxes. She didn't ask for negative comments. Worry about yourself and that child you are carrying. My husband and I pay taxes so young ladies and their family can get financial help. Sweetie(pregnant and broke) ask about healthy Start. The people who handle hs will give you info for financial help. Good Luck

Some of you women make me absolutely sick. No one knows for sure what this woman is going through. How do you b___hes know that she hasn't worked and payed taxes before? I work VERY hard and pay 33 1/3% on my taxes, which is the highest tax bracket. When I was laid-off from my job I was grateful that the state was there to a__sist my family and myself when we needed it. Do you suggest that she and her baby starve and be homeless? God forgive you women that you don't befall the same fate this women has. You sorry BITCHES you should all be ashamed of yourselves.

A series of circ_mstances has caused my husband and I to recently look into medical insurance through the welfare program. Quick review of the circ_mstances...just in case you might make false a__sumptions. We've been married for three years. My husband and I are both full time students and both work. We own our own house...however, we don't make much money. We pay our bills and though we QUALIFY for a__sistance( i.e. we are below the set level of income) we never turned there...never needed to...we always just made due. My husband was working fulltime and had medical insurance through work (in addition to going to school at a PRESTIGIOUS college...we bought the house I mentioned which he enitrely rehabbed himself-- we lived in as he rehabbed..no complaints..just made due). He then enlisted in the Air National Guard and was gone for 6 months. That time was considered active duty for him so our healthy insurance was military based. When he returned he had to wait until open enrollment for another chance to reinstate our medical coverage...no big deal then because we didn't know I was pregnant. THEN we found out...so for the first three months we had to pay all expenses for the obgyn and blood work out of POCKET... sooo my husband got a second job. Long story short the job that gave more hours didn't offer insurance..the job that did offer insurance didn't give enough hours to qualify for it...so here we are the day of open enrollement for insurance me 4 months pregnant and we found out... he doesn't qualify for it at work. So now what? we ask ourselves..not to worry our faith plays a role... but then we decide to look into welfare information just for the heck of it.. because I have two big appointments fast approaching. I have a summer cla__s I need to take in order to graduate in december from college and though it goes against MY plans of being a stay at home mom I'll use my degree to work while my husband finishing his degree in electrical engineering... turns out we fall into a bracket that will provide a__sistance. My dad helps when he can... but still the money just isn't there... if you work in places that don't have set schedules you just try to get as many hours as you can --- my husband currently leaves this house at 7 am and doesn't get home until 10 at night between the two jobs--- and he'll gladly do it... it just isn't enough money.. and by NO means are we living outside of our means.... we were small house no extras ya know.... but having to pay out of pocket for all these appointments and tests can just toss a wrench into your economic system... but the baby is coming and we are happy... we aren't too proud to ask for help and aren't too selfish not to work... I've been paying into the system for 6 years and qualified for benefits but never took them because it wasn't a NEED.... now it appears to be.

no one needs to explain themselves... there is no shame in getting help when you need it...

Nicole...your response is pot calling the kettle black. If you are in college, you're there off the tax dollar as well...you ever heard of finacial aid?? Where do you think that money comes from??? unless you're an exceedingly well student, and are there off working a full time job and scholarships, you're taking out loans and getting pell grants that are guarenteed through the US Government. All that money comes from the government, and makes you just as liable for sucking up hard earned tax dollars as anyone else. Being pregnant happens may ways...some of it's stupid and consentual, some times rape happens, and sometimes the finacial plan changes unexpectantly (death of spouse, divorce...ect)...Of course we want people to support themselves, but sometimes good people need a hand up to get onto their feet, and that's what Human Services is for. Pregnant and broke...There are many agencies out there....go to your local Social Services department and fill out their application. Apply for Emergency a__sistance, Housing a__sistance, medical care, food stamps, WIC (this a great organization from what i've heard)..and don't forget about the public charities out there....the two main ones are Catholic Charities, and Lutheran Social Services. They can help with housing vouchers, baby clothing, gas vouchers, bill payment vouchers and so much more. There is help out there....start at these places, and at the end of every call ask if they know of any other resources that could be available. We want you to raise a good member of society...and they will give you the tools to accomplish this. Compa__sion and mercy are sometimes forgotten by american Society....let's not put the future at a disadvantage. May peace find you all. Sarah

well i believe that every one needs help sometimes if it's from a friend family member or goverment.Life is hard and you should not be afraid to ask for help there will always be people that try to discourage you keep in mind in any situation we should all try to help each other the world turns if we don't need help now we might need help at a later time:to you michealla g you can always call your local utillity company and explain your situation they will direct you in the right way and yes i have two boy's and am waiting for the third i'm 33wks and seprated from there father no help there

There are so many ways that the welfare office can help you! BELIEVE ME!!!! I worked up untill I was 32 weeks pregnant and the company I worked for suddenly went out of business and I was left a single mother with no job and no one to turn to for help. It is nearly IMPOSSIBLE to get hired anywhere when you are as far along as we are so sometimes you have gotta do what you gotta do. I am on cash a__sistance, housing a__sistance, food stamps and medical card and I'll tell you this..... I couldnt survive if it werent for them. There is also a program called the PRC program that gives you a one time a__sistance with car repair and housing. Usually $500 for each. So just go to your local Job and Family Services building and ask to speak with a case worker or get one a__signed to you if you dont have one already. Tell that person your situation and explain the kind of help that you are looking for. Most will require that you do some kind of volunteer work for them though. Good luck with the new baby! And things will get better.

I was on welfare with my son. I was going to school and trying to get a better job. I was ashamed, but now I have a job and is able to take care of my child. My sister on the hand has a child by a man on SSI(she does not get money from him). Now she is pregnant again by another guy who does not have a job. She was not hardly working before she got pregnant and now her supervisor took her out of work all together. What makes me mad is that she lives with me and does not care. All she wants is a man. Plus she does not want be on welfare or work. I know this is my sister and should not talk about her, but it is people like her that makes me mad. She also disrespect the people who help her(which is me, my mother, and my other sister). She takes up for her baby's daddies against us. Not mention she is a grown woman who has never held a real job.

Nicole & Kelly...man have you stirred up a bee's nest or what!!!! 2 things

oopps!! okay 2 things.....what part of 35 weeks pregnant don't you get? You really think that someone in their right mind would hire a woman that is as big as a house...only to be able to work for 5 weeks if she's lucky? Ya that would be a smart move alright. #2 Obviuosly someone needs a good hard reality KICK for even thinking of saying such a thing. You must have been born with daddy's check book in hand to have such a ignorant/uneducated opinion in mind. You need to get away from the country club and start living in the now because U.S and Canada's population is 75% lower cla__s. You better hope that you never need "the system" because when you realize what degrading tasks wlfare puts you through for a measly $500 a month to feed you and your child.....let's just say you'll thank god there's a Wal-Mart.

you need to apply for an access card. once you get access that covers all your medical bills for you and your baby and you can get cash a__sistance and food stamps. if you get yourself a "case manager" they will help set you up with all of that. look through your local phone book under county a__sistance and housing a__sistance (usually through a low income place near you) or search the net for where you could get your access card closest to you.

all you have to do is take all your info down to there office(welfare) for an app and they will help you while your preg. housing you might have to go to a diffrent office its a lot of ha__ssle but youll be ready when the baby comes and you will have all your stuff sometimes i hate to say it its easier not to no your babys daddy. dont listen to everybody i worked and still couldnt cover all the cost still youll be out for 6 weeks or more

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE is just that. If you NEED it then use it. Just don't ABUSE is. When I had my daughter I moved back to my home town where my disabled mother lived. I've NEVER had a problem finding a job. I didn't know it until later that the unemployment rate in this small town was 74%! Thats HUGE!!! The national average is, what, like 5 or 6 maybe??? I didn't feel good about having to be on welfare. I hated it. I was living off of $372 bucks a month with a baby. It's harder than hell to have to live on welfare and don't think that anyone really WANTS to. At least in my state they make you do work for your money. You have to do put in more hours per week than a regular 40 hour a week job. Looking for employment, doing job training, and also doing volenteer work. It's not easy or fun so to all those people who think that welfare recipiants are just lazy bums I say jump off a cliff. YOU try it and tell me how easy or fun you think it is. I know I would have rather had a job than HAVE to be on welfare any day!!!

I can't believe some of this bs that I am reading. I work and go to school and take care of my kids and feel like I should be able to get some benefits. They take it out of my check every two weeks. Why can't I get something back. My only problem is with those who are trying to do nothing but making collecting welfare a career. You will never be finacially stable unless you are rich. Some of us do need help. I have worked my whole life and taxes have been taken out to help those in need. It's funny that when I sudenly became one of those people, I can't get the help that I paid for. Some people are so stuck up and think that they will never need help. For those in that category, what will you do if you become disabled and can't do anything for yourself and your kids? Nothing is forever and you should think about that befor you start judging others.