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A Family Affair, When Two Weeks Turns Into Five Years
Mattea, Halbert’s only biological child of the four children, hangs onto her father after seeing him for the first time in a week. Halbert’s truck had broken down and due to insufficient funds to pay for the repairs the kids had to…
A Family Affair, When Two Weeks Turns Into Five Years
Five years ago Hazel Begay, the children’s mother, asked Halbert Brown if he could watch them for two weeks, “two weeks never came,†says Halbert. “I think they should all be raised together,†says Halbert while sitting…
When Minimum Isn’t Enough
MAKING ENDS MEET-- Patricia Martinez's trailer is hot and cramped but at least she is saving $350 a month by not renting an apartment. The tiny trailer has no air conditioning so she spends her days outside, with son Anthony, 1, to escape the heat…
When Minimum Isn’t Enough
DOWNSIZING-- Wilson and Patricia Martinez cut their housing costs by moving out of a $575 a month apartment and purchasing a tiny trailer for $900. Wilson, 33, works as an assistant restaurant cook earning $8.50 an hour. His pay, which is $3.35 an…
When Minimum Isn’t Enough
MEAGER LIVING-- Luis Augusto Herrera, exhausted after another all-night shift, sleeps as his wife Sonia, 34, readies their daughter Paola, 6, for school in room they share. They can't afford any furniture on his $5.62 an hour pay-- which is 47…
When Minimum Isn’t Enough
A LONG WALK HOME-- Luis Augusto Herrera, 37, walks home from the bustop after work at 5,30am, staying on the median to keep a lookout for muggers. He's recently averted two muggings and dreams of moving to a safer neighborhood.
When Minimum Isn’t Enough
EVICTED-- Yomarie Vega ponders her next move after being evicted from her apartment for not paying rent- a move she made to protest substandard housing. A neighbor reads her eviction papers. Her husband, George Feliciano, is on the phone in a…
When Minimum Isn’t Enough
SUBSTANDARD HOUSING-- The ceiling collapsed in Yomarie Vega's children's room. The $600 rent for a two-bedroom apartment seemed like a good deal months earlier. They put out $1,800 in first and last month rent plus security deposit. Soon after…
When Minimum Isn’t Enough
LIFE SAVINGS LOST-- Minimum-wage earners are forced to live in high crime areas. Sihmiyati Harred, 35, sobs after finding her packed belongings ransacked after leaving her apartment for a few hours. The Indonesian native lost her life savings of…
When Minimum Isn’t Enough
NO DEPOSIT BACK-- Katherine Clyde, 46, argues with attorney Paul Woods, who was representing the owner of city-condemned Garden Apartments. The residents were angry about not getting back their security deposits. Clyde works part time as a…