I am a 16 year old mother, my baby is 1 year and 4 months and I am going to be 17 in may. My mother does not qualify for welfare for some reason and I would like to know if there is any welfare or aid I might qualify for to have, anything would help, I live in long beach California and I will give any other information that might be needed, my family is in great need to have help and welfare seems to be the only way as I do not have a diploma yet and I have tried to get a job, the economy is bad at the time and its really hard. Any help will be appreciated. :) Also my family is a mother, me and my brother and sister and my sisters baby as well, he's a month old.

You can apply for anything that someone over 18 can as long as you and your mother specify that although you reside in her house you pay your bills separately. As long as you have a receipt (That can be written on a paper bag if you see fit) for rent written out to you and she is willing to say that you pay her x amount of dollars a month you qualify for TANF. Give me about 10 minutes and I'll tell you exactly how. If you want I can tell you a few things that they won't tell you unless you ask but you qualify for. I can guarantee you that you are eligible for at least 1,000.00 immediately besides the monthly check you will receive. I can even tell you the exact amounts!! l,ol

You have no idea how helpful this is, I really do appreciate it and my mother is going to go to the welfare office with me as soon as I get my social security card, I have the number just not the card itself, I have all information I might need just not any pay stubs or bills. I have mine and my babyies birth certificates and medical cards and I have her social security card and I have my own state ID since I'm not in a public school and I don't have a school ID. I really do appreciate you helping me, I showed this to my mom and she was surprised.

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Yes I am, and if there is anything you need help with just ask and I will see if I can suply any information.

All you have to do is tell them that although you live in your mothers house you are required to pay her a certain amount of rent each month, that you pay X amount of dollars on the utility bill each month, that you pay X amount on the phone and even cable bill each month. You and your mother will have to fill out and sign a rental agreement but that's it. As long as you pay your bills and prepare your meals "seperately" Then they have to approve you and your sister. Just tell them that you each pay a third of each bill and that you each buy and prepare your food separately. Also Once a year you can get up to one thousand dollars each for something that you need. It can be anything from the deposit and first mnoths rent for where you live or a past due bill to even a vehicle. Seriously. The don't nor are they obligated to tell people that so they don't. Also they will help you guys with daycare and school. Keep your head up baby girl and stay strong and you will be okay. I myself am at a point in my life that has a lot of uncertainties. I was a single mother of 6 on welfare. I now have 2 college degrees and I am trying to get custody of my 3 youngest now. I know if I can come as far as I have, even though I still have a ways to go so can you. Just make sure that you take FULL advantage of the programs that they have offer now. Back in my days they had just started the daycare program. YOu had to attend a 8 hour orientation but you couldn't bring any children!! Isn't that crazy! If I would hve had someone to watch them I wouoldn't have been there in the first place! Good luck

I hope that will help me, but my sister already had applied for cash aid and she received it, she was being greedy though and she got mad that she was getting 500 a month and my mom was getting 150, then she told them she was going to Utah and they took it away, I think they are giving it back to her now at only 200 a month, they are also giving her food stamps. I appreciate everything you are doing and I wish you good luck in your own venture, I believe I know what to do, the only thing now I need to do is find someone to watch my baby while I go with my mother, and hopefully they won't push us around again like they seem to always do. I would kind of like to know in your opinion anything I should say to them or any extra info I should have on hand in case they ask for it, I was going to go with just me and my mom and my baby, I'm not sure though. Im still a bit nervous on what I should do or what I should expect to receive since I'm younger then my sister and my baby is older. She applied when she was still pregnant.