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Post by ck4829 on Sept 3, 2017 13:56:22 GMT
Harvey Threatens to Tip Houston’s Working Poor Into Destitution Rene Farrell is running low on gas, money and faith. For the past week, she's tapped into her $1,700-a-month paycheck to buy clothes, diapers, food and fuel, among other essentials, to help her daughter and her two grandchildren after Hurricane Harvey wreaked havoc across the Houston region — leaving tens of thousands of homes damaged, and residents homeless and in a frustrating dash for aid. Farrell's now down to a few hundred dollars, praying some kind of assistance is on the way. "When the money runs out, it runs out," the 50-year-old said Friday. This is a palpable feeling for many of Harvey’s victims — particularly the working poor living paycheck to paycheck with little-to-no financial cushion. Some here now see a very fine line between destitution and bouncing back on their feet. www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hurricane-harvey/harvey-threatens-tip-houston-s-working-poor-destitution-n798321
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Post by candide on Sept 10, 2017 20:09:34 GMT
Irene was our first look at not only the brutality of nature in the new century but also the apathy for those in need as far as the federal government.
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