Poverty has deepened in the United States as well, increasing for the first time in five years in 2020 while median income decreased nearly 3%, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Nicki Schools sweeps the floor while she watches her daughter NyAnna, center, and Audrey, a girl she babysits five days a week, Jan. 6, 2022 in Richmond, Va.
Between them, they work three jobs. Schools said she takes care of Audrey five days a week for $85 while House said he just secured a new job doing roadside maintenance for big rigs. He makes $18 an hour, the most he's ever made. Schools also works weekends at Applebee's where she said she can make about $150 on a good night. The motel sets them back $1,140 each month.Brian House kisses his daughter NyAnna after coming home from work, Jan. 10, 2022, in Richmond, Va.
The federal child tax credit, $300 a month, was a welcomed cushion, covering an emergency car repair and rent when Schools was out of work with COVID-19. The payments ended when theAudrey, 2, rests her feet on the table while eating a snack in the family's motel room, Jan. 6, 2022, in Richmond, Va.Nicki Schools plays with her daughter NyAnna in their motel room, Jan. 10, 2022, in Richmond, Va.
House and NyAnna didn't get sick, but the nearly three weeks Schools said she took away from work set her back. They used their last monthly child tax credit to help pay for their room and watched as their meager savings dwindled back to zero.Nicki Schools cries while taking a phone call from an old friend who is struggling with addiction, Jan. 22, 2022, at the motel where she is living, in Richmond, Va.
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