Beverly, an African American woman in her mid to late thirties is the pillar of hard work. She is presently working a number of jobs, taking care of her three kids and her sister’s two kids while she is in rehab. This is a story of heart and embraces the importance of loving your family always no matter how difficult things may get those are the people that you hold onto the tightest. She recalls her time as a child, being homeless and the things that her family did to be able to stay together. She points out that through it all being together was the main goal. Until the day comes that they were taken way and put into the foster care system, it is this experience that keeps her working so hard to care for the five children under her care. Living in a housing project in New York the daily struggles are real but she keeps her focus all on the kids and making sure they have what they need, and some of the they want. Working three jobs she does all that she can to keep them in after school activities so that their mind is on the positive and if anyone is going to struggle and stress it is going to be her. It isn’t until a simple request from one of the kids that she must say no to does she realize that she is slowly killing herself to put her family first. It begs the question, what would you do to support your family and keeping them together? Would you go to jail, be homeless, sacrifice all the things that you’ve worked for? For Beverly the answer is simple, yes.
