This money helped his family stay together in those difficult years.
"The money and attention from the West has helped some."
His budget includes some money for job training and day care to help parents move into the work force.
Billy was the one who said the money would help.
More money, they say, will help improve the education of the city's 1.1 million students.
For him, the money could help make their lives better, but is he prepared to take the risk of losing everything?
The money raised will help pay for the school's community program, in which faculty members visit the five public schools at least once a week.
The money will help to pay off a newly built community center.
The money will also help pay for the projects of young British artists who have left college.
I asked whether the money donated from Europe had helped them.