Place: Alamance County

Lisa

Alamance County, NC. Restaurant worker. Resident at Allied Churches homeless shelter. White, female, age 49.
Domestic Violence
I don’t want to be on welfare. It’s my goal to cut out the food stamps and to pay my own way. I never really chose to be, I don’t guess anybody does, but I don’t, I’m ready to do my own thing. I want to have a job, I want to get a car, and I want to get a home that’s mine… Continue reading

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Jeffrey

Alamance County, NC. Aid recipient, caring for grandchildren. Living in public housing.
Caring for Grandchildren
Well, I’ve lived here around Burlington all my life. Burlington-Mayberry area and we just, I got custody of my granddaughters and then my wife decided to leave me after that because she didn’t want that responsibility. So, I couldn’t really afford nothing… Continue reading

Posted in Health & Disability, Making ends meet, Place: Alamance County, Single Parenting, Stories, Truth 1: No one gets rich | Leave a comment