Many of your fellow Alabamians hold multiple jobs to make ends meet. Janet Strouse is among them.
“I actually used to be a client here before I started working here to make ends meet,” Janet said.“I would go to my daughter’s house to eat because I couldn’t afford to buy a meal for myself, you know,” Janet said.Raising the Bar: Overcoming Poverty in Alabama
“I’m going to pay my power bill and the water bill after I leave here. And it was due five days ago,” Janet said. “You know, but I had to wait till I got paid. “There are people out there that have to choose between eating and buying their medication,” Kathy Hall said.“I work so many jobs because my husband’s not able to work. He has a heart patient. So, I do what has to be done to take care of our family,” Kathy said.“There are days that I leave here and I’m exhausted and don’t want to go to work. But I know that in the end, it has to be done,” Kathy added.
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