Post by ck4829 on Sept 3, 2017 13:55:33 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
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