A quart is 2 pints. A pint is sixteen fluid ounces of water and weighs about 16 ounces (avoirdupois weight.) A gallon is 4 quarts (8 pints) and thus weighs about 8 pounds. Five gallons would be about 40 pounds.
In some cases, if your mother is on Medicaid, she can designate you as her personal home care aide and you can get paid a small amount through Medicaid. If your mother has her own resources, you can draw up a contract agreeing to work as her home health aide and she can pay you a salary that you both agree upon.
Best Answer: Depends on the state you live in. I live in washington, and you get $437 dollars for a mother and one child, you also get food stamps along with it. But depending on how old your child is they will probably pay for child care and require you to start looking for a job. They will also help you get child support from the babies father if possible.