Hilary...what a mess! Have you tried to interest any local reporters in your story? How close are you to D.C.? There's a Pacifica Radio station there that you could try, perhaps. •WPFW 89.3 FM 2390 Champlain St., NW Second Floor Washington, DC 20009 Tel: (202) 588-0988 [log in to unmask] Barb B-K -- Barbara Blake-Krebs in KS [log in to unmask] In a message dated 7/15/99 2:07:22 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote: <<I just h ad a phone call from Tom Davies office. i do not qualify for social security bereavement benefits. I have not qualified since my 2nd daughter was taken into foster care, i should not have been getting the payments i did get since then. I may even have to return them Even if my daughters return home, i have lost the right to bereavement benefits and i cannot get them back again. i probably dont qualify for welfare because i own my house. Hilary Blue >>