Francisca Sanchez, age 42, was born and raised in Michoacan, Mexico before moving to California. Her husband, a field laborer, works in a faraway town. He rarely comes home and does not send much money. Francisca used to rely on WIC to buy milk and food for her children, but now that they’ve grown past the age-limit of five, she finds other ways to scrape by, like collecting and recycling cans to buy necessities like soap. Her volunteer work at her children’s school has won her several awards, which she hangs proudly on her wall. She says her main focus is to provide a better future to her children.
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