. >> reporter: brandy lane is a caretaker who seldom has had the chance to be cared for.f pocket for this -- >> i would never be able to do it. living on a limited budget, would never, ever, ever be able to do it. >> give mom a kiss on the cheek. >> reporter: before today, brandy had only selfies of her family. >> you guys give mama a hug too. >> reporter: photographer lee is a stouffer dreamed it up. >> i had families ask hey, can i have that photo? that's the only good professional family photo we had. i started thinking about those families. >> reporter: she put out a call for help. everyone she asked said yes. and then she let the community know. >> when i started doing this, i would worried that no families would show up. and leah, if one family shows up, that's all that matters. >> reporter: she 19th worry. they hoped for 40 families. 87 signed up. each one got the star treatment, including hair and makeup and a holiday photo. for brandy lane and her girls, just what they needed. >> we're just kind of starting over, but we're getting there. this is a good start. >>

the cell of brandy lane. >> this is my cell. also known as j.c. brandies. instead of j.c.y, j.c. brandy. i try to keep at least 40 bags of chips. i like to keep a lot of sweets because a lot of the girls come in detoxing, that is the main thing they ask me for. >> brandi, i'll give you your stuff back. >> okay. >> look at her. she's rich in here. this is the store lady. >> when it comes to her store, lane works on a policy she describes as two for one. >> two for one is if somebody comes and says do you have a noodle until shop day. yeah. here you go but that means they have to pay me two back. >> one bag of chips and one hot chocolate. thank you. >> nice doing business with you. >> you too! >> i'll be back sooner or later. >> my house, i don't have to -- my family takes care of me, but i get a rush out of it. >> lane is currently midway through a two-year sentence at the prison. she was brought back to testify in an unrelated case. she said prison taught her the hustle as well as to keep her clients honest. >> if if someone doesn't pay me on store day, i double it. if the

. >> you guys can pick -- >> reporter: brandy lane is a caretaker who seldom has had the chance to ber, ever, ever be able to do it. >> give mom a kiss on the cheek. >> reporter: before today, brandy had only selfies of her family. >> you guys can give mom a hug, too. >> reporter: photographer leah stauffer dreamed up the idea. >> perfect. >> i've come across a lot of families throughout the years that asked for like, hey, can i have that photo that's only good family professional photo that we have. and i just started thinking about those families. >> reporter: she put out a call for help. everyone she asked said yes. and then she let the community know. >> when i started doing this, i was worried that no families would show up. someone told me, if one family shows up that's all that matters. >> reporter: she need not have worried. they hoped for 40 families. 87 signed up. each one got the star treatment, including hair and make-up and a holiday photo. for brandy lane and her girls, just what they needed. >> we're kind of starting over, but we're getting there. this is a good start.