Sadie is one of 40 million family caregivers in the U.S. In this video, she shares the story of her family's struggle to keep her mother, Sadie, healthy and living in her own home.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is designed to provide modest financial assistance to people who cannot work enough to cover their basic needs. But what happens when the system that is supposed to help you demands money back?
Venorica, 70, works multiple jobs to support herself and her grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Her story is like that of many older women, especially women of color, whose dual roles as family caregivers and breadwinners continue into their 60s and 70s.