There are more than 40 million single mothers in the United States who are struggling financially. In a world where prices keep inflating and wages are being cut, single mothers have become the backbones of all fields. Paycheck to Paycheck follows the life of Katrina Gilbert, a single mother of three, who is considered to be part of the backbone of the nursing field. The United States has not been a positive factor in the help of single mothers but there are programs such as Chambliss Chamber where
Katrina Gilbert finds support. There are social structural factors that have influenced Katrina Gilbert’s life including disease and stress but there is support she receives, economically and socially.
To being with, Katrina is living from paycheck
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Without a degree, it is harder to find a well-paying job which is why Katrina had to settle to be a CNA – Certified Nurse’s Assistant. Being a nurse takes a physical toll on any individual, but especially on Katrina. Another factor that influences her life is her health issues. Katrina cannot afford to have her own medical insurance so this means she cannot afford a doctor or medicines she needs to maintain a healthy body. Katrina stresses how much the medicines she needs came out to be, upwards of 400 dollars, and how she had to pick and choose which medicines she would be able to pay for. Other than her own health issues, she also has to worry about the wellbeing of her children. If her daughters or son were to get sick, she would have to call out and miss work and create a domino effect. Another social structural factor that affects her way of living is the children’s father. Jeremy is Katrina’s soon to be ex-husband, who does not help financially. He should be paying child support but has had trouble finding a job so has fallen behind on his payments. They are not officially divorced yet because the cost of getting divorced is high and neither Katrina or Jeremy can afford …show more content…
This allows for her three kids and herself be able to have food in the fridge. However, this economic support is cutoff and now Katrina is struggling even more to make ends meet. She is being paid nine fifty an hour and most of the money she earns is towards all the bills she has to pay. There is a social and economic support from her landlord, he allows her to do partial payments. He goes on to say that Katrina is a good girl and how she is trying.
This support from her landlord allows Katrina to have a roof over her family and not out on the streets.
Katrina goes on to list all of the things she needs to pay such as rent, daycare, storage, car insurance, phone bill, and her loan. Being a certified nurse’s assistant means she works tirelessly for days, doing menial chores, and receives low pay. At the end of all the bills she must pay, Katrina says her money’s gone for all except gas to get to work. Having the support of her on and off again boyfriend, Chris, is another social support needed for Katrina’s endurance. Chris is a single father of four who understands the struggles Katrina goes through and has opened up his home to her and her children. This allows
money left in the family and they are living a poor and unhappy life without enough money
...ical necessities and furthermore cannot trust any doctor anymore because people in Hopkins took her tissues and cells and exploited them.
support herself and their children with and leaving her with no other option but to kick him out
good lifestyle. Katrina was also able to take out a loan while maxing out a few
single mother was tough for her. She struggled day to day just to have dinner on the table for us every night. After many years of struggling my mom finally acquired a good, well paying job. My mom was now making about $11 an hour. This is still less than what the Economic Policy Institut...
She now she has a baby as young adult, she is alone to care for this baby. The parents have helped her get her own place so she can care for the baby
Showing her options: Showing her resources, to help her provide for her family, finding her a safe place live, obtaining a job and going to back to school
because she can’t provide what they need. Of course, the children don’t understand this, but
To others, like Enid, the status quo is to be held sacred. She doesn’t want to admit that her husband is sick and needs to accept the change to better care for
place because she has no basic skills to get a job and buy a house in.
We all remember the American Natural Disaster known as Hurricane Katrina which took place in August of 2005. Some remember hearing tales from local survivors, reading accounts published in the media, or simply by watching the news. However I remember, from the personal account of a nine year old child. I can recall exactly what my mom and I had planed on the day before the storm hit. We did some grocery shopping, then my mom planned to take me to Audubon Zoo, so that I could play on Monkey Hill (one of the city’s two man-made hills). When we arrived at the zoo, we found it to be closed for inclement weather. Most would take this a sign to get out of town, but after spending years of false alarms, my family decided to stay in the comfort of our home, until of course it was no longer comfortable, but flooded with water three feet deep in our living room.
Hurricane Katrina was a disaster in 2005 that caused immense destruction in the city of New Orleans. Thousands faced the loss of their homes and loved ones. It is a regretful event that had many implications and shed light onto the underlying social pre-tense considered by the Bush Administration. The sense of urgency to offer aid was lacking. Former president Bush himself was still on vacation during the disaster.
two jobs to support her family and is therefore not there to spend much time
On early morning of August 29th, 2005 on the Gulf Shore near New Orleans, a devastating hurricane struck. It wrecked havoc, demolishing anything in its path. Leaving nothing but mounds of trash. The surviving people were forced to leave due to massive flooding and the destruction of their homes. New Orleans was not the only place hit by Katrina but it was one of the areas that was hit the hardest. Millions of people were affected by this tragedy and the cost range was up in the billions. Crime rates went up, no one had a place to stay and water was polluted. The damage done by Katrina affected New Orleans and the other areas hit years after it struck. Restoration for the areas hit was going to need support from all of America and support groups across the country. No one was ready for this tragedy or could ever predict the horrible outcome.
A single parent household has been stereotyped as a place where women are the main contributors. They are also women who don 't have or hold a job and rely on the government to provide for themselves and for their kid(s). However, from personal experience it can be the opposite in some states. In fact, "single mothers are more than twice as likely to be unemployed (12 percent) compared with mothers in married-couple families (5 percent); and the majority of employed single mothers—59 percent—are working in retail, service, and administrative jobs that typically provide low wages and few benefits" (Mather,