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Reuters: From Bartering to Begging for Relief, Struggling Americans Confront April Rent

By Joseph Ax, Daniel Trotta


Alfa Cristina Morales, 21, lost her job as a line cook at an Oakland, California, coffee shop, along with her health insurance, three weeks ago.


Now she has been forced to take the money she had saved for a U.S. citizenship application and use it to pay bills, including her April rent. She is not sure how she and her 2-year-old son will make it through May. She has applied for unemployment benefits, which could take weeks to arrive.


“We’re worried that it won’t be enough,” she said.


For complete article see Reuters


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