Her monthly checks — less than $1,000 a month from disability and child support payments — didn’t stretch far enough to cover repairs. Still, Pam did her best to make a comfortable home for her children, shopping secondhand at the Salvation Army stores. A mobile of three brown-skinned angels, bearing the words “Angels live here,” hung from the wall. She shared a bed with her daughter, whose bedroom was uninhabitable because of mold that thrived in the damp environment. Despite this, payments came due each month.

Source: New York Times November 14, 2020 15:56 UTC