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.
Government assistance is what my mother used growing up a lot. Itâs difficult as a single mother, especially now with rent being outrageous. I just recently, myself, applied for Section 8 with my county. Itâll take 6 months to a year for it to start, but I am very thankful my mom is helping me out as best she can.