Through the BSA and with the help of civil organizations like the Philanthropic Association of Kaohsiung County (PAKC), Mother Cheng first transferred her household registration away from her husband's and applied for financial aid under a program entitled "Up From Poverty-Hope for the New Generation." Under this plan each child can receive NT $ 4,000 a month in scholarship aid to continue their education.
再經由高雄縣社會局與高雄縣慈善團體聯合協會等民間團體認養，鄭媽媽先將戶口從先生那裡遷出，並申請低收入輔助「脫貧計畫：新生代希望工程」的第三款方案──即就學子女每人每月可領 4,000 元助學金，讓孩子教育不致中斷。