Kirsten’s Story: Adjusting to Life in Lockdown
Meet Kirsten, who lives with her sons and fiancĂ© in Myrtle Beach, SC. Who’s in your family? I have two boys and a fiancĂ© who’s basically a husband at this point. My youngest, Grayson, is five years old, and my oldest, Peyton, is seven years old. It’s hard managing two boys, but it’s manageable. What’s…
Read MoreAmy’s Story: An Essential Employee During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Meet Amy, a banker with two teenage daughters who lives in North Tazewell, Virginia. What’s your profession? I work at New People’s Bank and I do customer service. I do loans and I dabble in just about everything in the bank. We have a stay-at-home order except for essential employees or groceries because of coronavirus.…
Read MoreSiairra’s Story: Raising a Child During the Covid-19 Shutdown
Meet Siairra, a stay-at-home mother who lives with her 18-month-old son and fiancĂ© in upstate New York. What’s your profession? Right now, I’m stay-at-home mom. I was a manager before my son was born, but I left my job soon after I had him. The transition from manager to stay-at-home mom was hard. I moved…
Read MoreDavid’s Story: Only the Essentials
Meet David, a construction worker who lives with his wife and 11-year-old son in Safford, Arizona. What’s it like living in your town? I’ve lived in Safford for 12 years now. Before then, I used to live in Iowa, then Virginia, and then Seattle. Seattle was the best place. I was in the army there.…
Read MoreJosh’s Story: Trouble Affording the Basic Necessities
Meet Josh, who’s currently disabled and living with his wife in Oregon City, Oregon. Where do you live? I live in Oregon City in a low-income apartment. Compared to when I first moved in, nothing has really changed except now the economy is different. In our email communication, you mentioned that you’re disabled. Has the…
Read MoreWhat is the SaverLife Emergency Response Fund?
SaverLife, Neighborhood Trust, and Opportunity Fund have joined forces, with the generous support of the Wells Fargo Foundation, to offer one-time payments of $500 to Opportunity Fund clients and their employees. Qualifying businesses that have been impacted by COVID-19 will be referred by Opportunity Fund. Employees of the business will be able to apply individually…
Read MoreInes’s Story: Living Within Her Means
Meet Ines, a financial coach for the community nonprofit IronBound, who lives with her three children and husband in North New Jersey. What do you do? I’ve been a financial coach for a little over a year. I work for a nonprofit social service corporation called Ironbound Community Corporation. It’s right up my alley because…
Read MorePrincess’s Story: The Glue That Holds Her Family Together
Meet Princess, a full-time college student and part-time caregiver who lives with her mom in Springfield, Virginia. How do you like living in Virginia? I really like where I live because it’s near where my family is and it’s also close to my college, George Mason University. It’s also near Washington D.C., which is nice.…
Read MoreJonathan’s Story: A Furniture Artist Copes with the COVID-19 Lockdown
Meet Jonathan, an entrepreneur who hopes to open his own shop with his partner in Akron, OH. What’s your living situation like? My partner and I are currently renting to own a house. I’ve lived in Ohio my whole life. It’s a little bit of a quiet farm town. Has the coronavirus impacted your ability…
Read MoreKimm’s Story: Surviving the Coronavirus Lockdown
Meet Kimm, a hairdresser who lives with her children and granddaughter in Houston, Texas. Who’s in your family? Me, my kids, and my granddaughter. What do you do? Before the coronavirus hit, I was a hairdresser. That’s my life. I’ve been doing that for over 17 years. But I haven’t had an appointment for the…
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