"I saw a man get shot in my backyard. They shoot over money. That's why I can't wait to leave, before something bad happens."

- Larry Farmer Jr.

"I can't save them from everything, but I try to do what I can."

- Alisha and Sheree Farmer

"When they build that house here for me and my six kids, that's it. The last stop for me and the posse."

- Bergen Estates Development Site 2002, Newark, NJ

"Shooting? That's been going on my whole life. I know my mom doesn't like our neighborhood, but I do."

- Jalisha Farmer

"I got one kid at the hospital, and one home sick from school. Another has her prom and another, a graduation. It's a lot of work."

- Sheree Farmer and Mary Abernathy

"What are we gonna do if Sheree decides not to take the house? I'll never get another deal like this."

- Mary Rigby Abernathy