Brian Kulas charts how his mental health and medical history deeply affect how he navigates the daily concerns of living in poverty.
Read MoreMonroe Township residents Bill and Rose Morgan lived modestly while working stable jobs throughout their adulthood. They’re struggling to make ends meet in retirement, in large part due to skyrocketing health-care costs.
Read MoreHighland Park resident Lizette Thomas works two jobs and lives paycheck to paycheck. She cares for her teenage son, who has autism, and her mother, who has many health-care needs.
Read MoreDebra Oliveda works for a grassroots nonprofit that doesn’t provide guaranteed hours. Unable to afford her own apartment, she’s been couch surfing for a year.
Read MoreFormerly the executive assistant to the president and CEO of a nonprofit, Damica was incarcerated for seven months and lost her job and all of her savings. After her release, it took her four months to find a new job.
Read MoreChristopher Etienne was incarcerated as a young man. He later earned two undergraduate degrees from Rutgers and his master’s from Columbia.
Read MoreNewark resident Christian Rodriguez is a community organizer with a master’s in business who lives paycheck to paycheck.
Read MoreProspect Park resident Mohammad Chowdhury graduated from Rutgers and has significant student-loan debt. He works as a business analyst and was previously unemployed for a year.
Read MoreBorn in Moscow, New Brunswick resident Alexander Lewis has lived paycheck to paycheck and experienced homelessness. He works in journalism and is hoping to go back to college.
Read MoreClifton resident Mohamed Ismail identifies as a queer Muslim American Egyptian immigrant man. He’s studying for a master’s degree and has experienced food insecurity.
Read MoreBorn in Puerto Rico, Margarita Rivera came to New Jersey in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. She sustained significant financial losses as a result of the storm.
Read MorePlainfield resident Learline Jackson works with at-risk youth and is contemplating leaving New Jersey due to the lack of affordable housing.
Read MoreNew Brunswick resident John Pollard has struggled to find employment and housing due to systemic discrimination against formerly incarcerated people.
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