Shana Swain poses with her daughters, 8-year-old Zuri and 5-year-old Amara, in Charleston, South Carolina, US, in this undated handout photo, in April. (Photo: Dianne Swain/Handout via REUTERS)

REUTERS: Before she was laid off from her bartending job in Charleston, South Carolina, Shana Swain used to spend her nights serving food and mixing Manhattans and Cosmopolitans.