SOUTHPORT — One Brunswick County town is grappling with unsheltered individuals in its city limits, though estimations of those living on the streets only range…
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Experts say about 50% of renters are cost-burdened – which puts people at higher risk of homelessness. So who are all these people living beyond their actual means? You probably interact with them far more often than you know.
Amanda White teaches chemistry at Hoggard High School. I know as a single individual, I actually took a $2,000 pay cut to be here…$2,000 a year is a lot of money to not have.
White was working as a teacher in Greensboro, and she had to seriously consider the pay cut and the higher rents. But I also had family support here. I knew that, like, if I needed to spend a month or two saving, I could stay with my family… I wouldn t have actively chosen to just move here on my own as somebody who had taught under five years, who was making under 40,000.