ABSTRACT
The purpose of this article is to describe the evaluation of mothers who receive a Family Grand (Bolsa Família) living in a riverside community in the Amazon on participation in the program. Therefore a qualitative study was conducted with four mothers, residents of the island Combú belonging to the municipality of Belém (PA), who participated in the Family Grand program. A sociodemographic questionnaire and a semi-structured interview were applied to understand how the mothers perceived their life before and after the program. The results showed perceptual changes after the insertion in the program in the sense that the mothers no longer perceived themselves as highly dependent on their husband's income, while the expenditures were realized in a more planned way and the occurrence of situations in which there was no food ceased to exist. The program has a concrete importance in the economic organization of families, providing greater sense of security and stability.
Keywords:
Bolsa Família Program; social programs; riverine families; Amazon Region; Brazil
