Place: Alamance County

“Serena”

Posted on March 30, 2014 by David Morton

Alamance County, NC, aid provider and former aid recipient.
Looking for Work
Before I got this job I was actually living in Roxboro. I was going to school. I have three daughters of my own, and so we were all getting Medicaid. There was no child support coming in from my ex-husband… Continue reading →

Posted in Aid Providers, Aid Recipients, Health & Disability, Place: Alamance County, Single Parenting, Truth 3: Children & Ethnic Minorities, Truth 4: People want to work, Truth 5: More kids doesn't pay | 23 Comments

Michael

Posted on March 29, 2014 by tmould

Broken Hip but No Benefits —Alamance County, NC, aid recipient— I was trying to get social security one time. I should still be able to get it. I broke my hip 2004. That’s four screws, two bolts and a plate. … Continue reading →

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“Bob”

Posted on March 4, 2014 by tmould

Work Ethic & Family Help —Alamance County, NC, public official— But our country, if we don’t straighten it up fiscally, there’s going to be more people that need real help, and we ain’t going to be able to pay it.  … Continue reading →

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“Paul”

Posted on February 21, 2014 by tmould

Judgment in the Grocery Line —Alamance County, NC, grocery cashier— It’s something that I’ve heard about. And with certain students, I’ll joke about it with them about it or just a particular co-worker, that she’ll come and go like, “This … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Stamps, Grocery Store Clerks, Place: Alamance County, Stigma/Stereotype | Comments Off on “Paul”

“Mary”

Posted on January 31, 2014 by tmould

Struggling with Addiction —Alamance County, NC, aid recipient— I’ve always been a working mother. I always worked in the healthcare center. I’m a nursing assistant and currently I lost my job due to family… I’m just going to say, problems. … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid Recipients, Faith/Religion, Health & Disability, Place: Alamance County, Truth 6: Alcohol and drug abuse | Comments Off on “Mary”

Lilly

Posted on January 31, 2014 by tmould

Alamance County. Aid recipient.
Illness and Domestic Violence
I wasn’t able to work. With me, what was going on, I wasn’t able to work, with my health and transportation and other things set me back. And I had a personal… I was living with someone. I had a bad relationship problem too, and I lost everything I had. Continue reading →

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Kimberly

Posted on January 31, 2014 by tmould

Alamance County, NC. Aid recipient and volunteer.
Battling Mental Illness
My story is, I came to North Carolina because I found myself near being homeless when I was in Las Vegas. I lost my job. I lost my apartment, so I came here to live with my mother. My mom soon after sold the property in which we were living in, and she moved in with her boyfriend, so that left me homeless. Continue reading →

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“Randall”

Posted on January 31, 2014 by tmould

Alamance County. Aid recipient.
Difficulty Getting Aid
Oh yeah. I’ve had personal experience from my mother. Yeah, I mean she worked all her life too, and one time she lost her job and had to have her gall bladder surgery, so you know she wasn’t working. She was a single parent, two kids, so she went and applied just to pay the hospital bill. Continue reading →

Posted in Aid Recipients, Health & Disability, One Bad Turn of Events, Place: Alamance County, Single Parenting, Truth 1: No one gets rich | Comments Off on “Randall”