Photo courtesy of Michelle Pemberton/Indy Star Just before Christmas, a portion of the federal government shut down, leaving 800,000 federal employees and a significantly higher number of contracted employees without a paycheck. The shutdown was the longest in our history. We were called upon to serve people who never imagined themselves standing in line [...]
"I have worked in a government position for the past 13 years. My two boys, are ages 10 and 18. There are at least 600 people from my building alone that are off work currently, not including contractors who come in and out of the building for special projects, maintenance, cleaning, etc." When asked [...]
"I didn’t plan for this, and I certainly wasn’t prepared for it." "I made a phone call to someone who was interested in applying for SNAP and learned that I called at just the right time. The man who picked up began to tell me about the hardships he was going through. He described [...]
