My name is Mariah. I’m 32 years old, and I work for a large retailer part-time as a “flex worker”. I get about 8-10 set hours per week, and then I pick up additional shifts up to a total of about 30 hours per week. I make $7.85 per hour. Health coverage isn’t offered through …Read More
“No tenemos cobertura, entonces no podemos cubrir ni cuido preventive ni emergencias.” “We don’t have insurance, so we can’t get preventative care or cover emergencies.”Read More
My name is Debbie. I stay in a homeless shelter and poverty wages keep me there. My grocery job at ten cents above minimum wage just isn’t enough. My story could have happened to anyone — and it happens to many women. I have an associate’s degree and for a while my late husband and …Read More
My daughter cries herself to sleep every night; she blames herself for her father not coming back home. My name is Ashley. My fiancée and I have a 4-year-old daughter. But my fiancée was arrested in May 2012. After serving for 2 months, my fiancée was then deported on his birthday. It was July 25th; it was the day we planned …Read More
For work, I manage a group home. For my work, I receive room and board. I am also in a program to become a community health worker. When I graduate, I expect to be paid a living wage for my knowledge, skill and the benefits I add to my community. A person cannot live a healthy …Read More
Earlene Stewart-McEachin is a proud 42-year-old wife and mother of five children, ages 24, 22, 18, 14, and 10, from Charlotte, North Carolina. Originally from New York, Earlene has been working since tha age of 14. She has worked primarily as a school teacher’s aide. During the majority of her children’s school-aged years, she and …Read More
My husband Mario Ramirez was taken from his family on Feb. 18th, 2013. ICE came to our home and cuffed him in front of my daughter who was screaming and crying for her daddy. Now he is in jail and waiting to be deported back to Mexico. My husband, who is the sole provider for our family, …Read More
