John Restrepo

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"We have to work, basically living in our car"

Corin Kealoha and Shaun Karagory both full-Time ended - But not food can be made without The Help of a food bank.

"We can't receptionist Life once our wages," says Corin, 46, works as a hotel. "This is the reason why we come here. "

the couple at The St. Vincent's Food Pantry in Reno , Nevada , where You have boxes with cereal, bread, milk, Peanut Butter , and meat have to be picked up.

And their history, offers a glimpse into the complicated reality behind the economic Recovery , President Donald Trump praised.

In his January State of The Union , President Trump the "great American comeback", the States welcomed the boom: "Jobs. The income very rapidly. The poverty crashes... The Years of the economic decline is over. "

It is a story that he hopes will help him win in November, the presidential race in Nevada , a swing state that supported Hillary Clinton by a margin of only 2% in 2016.

The Western state, home of Las Vegas , was one of the strongest of the financial crisis of 2008. The real estate prices fell by up to 60%, and the unemployment rate rose to 14%, and The State had the highest number of foreclosures of homes nationwide.

More Than a decade, Nevada to values at home, in the United States in the year 2018, and unemployment is Now hovering at a 20-year low of 3 recovered. 8%.

But , to get a glimpse of some of the boundaries of the recreation, You just have to take a walk in The City centre of Reno .

Down North Virginia Street , there are glittering high-rise hotels and casinos, river walkways and tourist selfies on the legendary Reno Arch that welcomes the pride of the visitors to "the biggest little city in The World ".

However, if You take another turn and walk along East Fourth Street , The City looks different. Instead of high-rise buildings, there are smaller, weekly motels, and instead of tourists, You can see queues outside of shelters and soup kitchens, the homeless and people sitting, talking, or doing push-ups in the vicinity of the railway tracks.

"unemployment is low, But unfortunately, unemployment is not a great indicator of how many people are hungry," says Jocelyn Lantrip, the Food Bank of Northern Nevada , which supplies charities, including the St Vincent Food Pantry.

And often, suffering from Hunger or temporarily homeless people who already have work.

"We have everything from 350 to 450 new families per month," said Carlos Carrillo, program Director at the St. Vincent's food pantry, between the boxes with food.

"We have a lot of clients who are unemployed or on welfare, But nowadays, most of our clients working families. "

The food bank has even started with dog and cat food to 1,500 families per month - a practical step, after You realized that the customers often go hungry to feed their Pets.

A majority of customers say that They are forced to use the food bank because the rent skyrocketed.

"take the money from their food budget to pay the rent, so that is where we come to some of the food that They buy," said Mr. Carrillo says.

Carlos says St Vincent's-Food Pantry serves approximately 300 families in Reno every day

Elliott Parker, chair of Economics at the University of Nevada , Reno , argued that "the Recovery is in The Eye of The Beholder ".

The latest data from the Census Bureau suggests that the median household income is still slightly below the 2008 level, he adds.

"We are finally at the end of a very long Recovery - But wages grew by far not as fast as housing prices and rents. "

Nevada has The Nation 's worst shortage of affordable housing for low-income families, only 19 houses for every 100 low-income renter households.

There are several reasons for House prices, including the stalled construction of the financial crisis of 2008, to recover only slowly fall.

And Reno residents complain about the "Tesla effect" - as tech workers and pensioners, from the more expensive neighboring state of California, cross The Border to Nevada , They push up prices for locals.

"hire Fifty percent of the people in Nevada , and half of them are charged to rent - which means They spend More Than 30% of their income for housing," says state Senator, Julia Ratti , whose district includes the Reno -Sparks area.

"Which means They are very vulnerable to everything that happens in their Life - if You get a flat tire or your child needs medical care, You are late on your rent. "

"Rent has jumped so dramatically They will stay on your Two Feet ," says Corin

It is something that Corin and Shaun, 39, experienced in the past year, after Shaun, who works as a Security Guard , developed fibromyalgia and had to take some Time off from work.

"We were homeless because I could not afford to pay the rent," says Corin. "We have been basically living in our car ended. "

They have since moving into a Studio Apartment even though the rent which is $900 per month, takes a significant bite Out of your wages You both earn $10 per hour.

"We are not stable yet - we are not even sure what's going to happen," Corin says with a laugh. "We live from day to day Now . "

John Restrepo , an analyst at RCG Economics in Las Vegas , says it is true that the economy has grown overall, and that many families still suffer.

Those who have lost stock in the stock Market and small companies as a winner of the economic Recovery , he says, But the wage-earners, from.

Las Vegas experienced record-high unemployment

"About 60% of our households are not invested in the stock Market - They depend on wages and a large percentage of the people, especially low-income workers not benefited from the Recovery at All ," says Mr. Restrepo. "The Challenge is that wages have been pretty stagnant, after the adjustment for inflation. "

He believes that many companies "decided as a result of the Great Recession for a business is different" - setting, more and more companies and gig workers.

Nevada was also Coming Out of a particularly deep recession, which means, "we have, has been growing for 10 years Now , But it is also one of the slowest recoveries in respect of the rate of Recovery ".

The Other issue that comes up again and again, when You talk to Nevadans is that the cost of health care.

Jim eagle, Smith spent four years caring for his mother, who had been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and eventually lost his Job in a physical therapy clinic after he had reduced his hours to her.

"needs to have The cost of rent, home healthcare, hospice and prescription said I exhausted my savings in The Last three years, I have used up All their savings and my 401K. I spent it All , to think what I had You have some money left, But I ended up having to spend almost All ," he says.

Jim lives in The Village on sage road, in a residential home in a modular unit

that, he says, he was effectively homeless for two months, couch-surfing with various friends until he was able to move to be in The Village on sage Street is a student residence built by a community foundation, which is designed to help "working poor", people and offers single rooms for as little as $400 per month.

"I can't afford a lot of things, But I'm not here to make money," says Jim, who works Now part-Time as a performance artist. "My value is not due to my economic value. "

- which means that even middle income families can feel vulnerable.

Adrielle Hammon, 35, works in a pre-school, the $9 per hour. Last year, she and her husband qualified for Medicaid, a public health care system for poor Americans -that meant when her son, a Medical Emergency , which was covered with a $40,000 hospital bill.

This year, their family income has grown - Adrielle believes that They are Now "roughly Middle Class " - But it means that You qualify for Medicaid, and none of them receives Health Insurance through work.

"can We afford food, gas and bills Now ," she says. "But You throw in things like hospital bills, and this is a little distressing. I don't think to go to The Doctor for anything, unless it's to die for someone, literally. "

"I see, it is not always the case that we can afford to buy A House " - Adrielle Hammon

And the Americans seems to be your dream of an own House like a remote possibility, it gives You bother, because "we always thought that by the Time we were this age, we would be able to buy A House . "

"We have not been able to save money, we have really struggled," she says.

nevada, las vegas, united states, affordable housing, economic inequality

Source of news: bbc.com