AdvertisementStruggling Families Lift Themselves Out Of PovertyJuly 13, 2012Pam FesslerfacebookEmailSupport group members Pamela Travis (from left), Dominique Martin, Yovanda Dixon, Shanna Chaney and Ramona Shewl hold a meeting as part of the Family Independence Initiative. The Oakland nonprofit encourages low-income families to form small groups to help each other get ahead. (NPR)