Housing
A San Jose Nurse Making Too Much for Help but Too Little to Survive — One Family’s Quiet Struggle With the Benefits Gap
A San Jose nurse with a special-needs child discovers she may qualify for SNAP and…
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She Earns $52K, Pays Child Support, and Carries $38K in Student Debt — SNAP Still Denied Her Application
Bernice Rollins earns $52K but can't make ends meet after a 30% rent hike. Her…
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A Baltimore Uber Driver Had $71,000 in Graduate Loans and a Wrecked Credit Score — Here’s What Federal Programs Actually Offered Her
Sylvia Tran, 52, drove for Uber while carrying $71K in grad school loans and a…
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Her COBRA Premium Topped $1,400 a Month While Her Roof Leaked — This El Paso Mechanic’s Search for Housing Help
Carmen Guzman, 61, faced a $1,387 COBRA bill and a leaking roof on a fixed…
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A Sacramento Security Guard Told Me She Was One Rent Hike Away From Losing Everything — Then She Found CalHFA
Elaine Stanton, 51, earned $52K as a Sacramento security guard and couldn't afford a home.…
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Single Dad, Leaking Roof, No Child Support: How Clint Yarbrough Found Housing Help He Didn’t Know Existed
Single dad Clint Yarbrough faced an $8,400 roof repair with no savings. His journey through…
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He Spends His Days Connecting Others to Public Aid — Then His Insurance Changed and He Needed Help Too
Raymond Neville helps clients navigate public aid daily. Then three financial shocks hit at once…
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After a Workers’ Comp Denial Left Her Stranded, This Oklahoma Bus Driver Spent 14 Months Fighting for Housing Help
Doris Matsuda's workers' comp was denied after an on-the-job injury. Here's how the Oklahoma bus…
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He Earns $147,000 a Year and Still Can’t Escape $87,000 in Student Debt — A St. Louis Man’s Story Is More Common Than You Think
Clarence Womack earns $147,000 but owes $87,400 in graduate student loans. His story shows how…
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Eddie Kirby’s $14,500 Roof Bill Was Eating His Disability Check — How CalHFA Changed His Housing Math
Eddie Kirby, 50, of Fresno CA found his disability benefits couldn't cover rising housing costs.…