"I was born in Maryland and moved back and forth between there and New York City. I worked for the Federal Government. I eventually moved to Boston because my daughter came down with her children to start a music group, 'The Twins and Him.'

As an older woman, there are good and bad points. Prescriptions are so expensive, so thank goodness I don't have to worry about paying for them or my hospital bills. Everything is taken care of at the Program. Elderly people no longer have to beg for handouts. Everyone here treats me so nicely, as if I am one of the family."