
Welfare Checks
Comedy · Drama
Overview
Joyce, her mother, and two sisters are dependent on welfare checks, like her grandmother before them. Too much of their money is wasted supporting no-good boyfriends. Joyce is determined to break the cycle but her sisters are having none of it and Mama Lottie enjoys her toy boys too much to stop writing checks that won't clear. A family of big personalities means big drama!
Top Cast
Dana Tipton
Dana Tipton
Joyce
Dana Tipton
Joyce
Alberta Jones
Alberta Jones
Mama Lottie
Alberta Jones
Mama Lottie
Chimere Polk
Chimere Polk
Joann
Chimere Polk
Joann
Electra Davis
Electra Davis
Crystal
Electra Davis
Crystal
Anthony M. Bertram
Anthony M. Bertram
Ace
Anthony M. Bertram
Ace


Gerald Webb
Gerald Webb
Charles
Gerald Webb
Charles
Robert L. Avery
Robert L. Avery
Mike
Robert L. Avery
Mike
Hidekun Hah
Hidekun Hah
Sho Hung
Hidekun Hah
Sho Hung


Trae Ireland
Trae Ireland
Paul
Trae Ireland
Paul
Darryl McKeller
Darryl McKeller
Mocha
Darryl McKeller
Mocha
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