Status Updates From Poverty, by America

“What do you call it when you don’t qualify for a housing voucher but can’t get a mortgage either? When your rent takes half your paycheck, and your student loan debt takes another quarter? When you dip below the poverty line one month then rise a bit above it the next without ever feeling a sense of stability? As a lived reality, there is plenty of poverty above the poverty line.And plenty far, far below it”