
First Person


Bankruptcy Promised Me a Fresh Start. Predatory Lenders Are Trying to Ruin It.

In the Child Welfare System, Somebody’s Always Watching You

Catching the Flu Got Me Kicked Out of My Addiction Treatment Program

How Child Protective Services Can Trap the Parents They’re Supposed to Help

Dental Care Was a Path to Opportunity. Then I Couldn’t Afford It Anymore.

I Helped Patients Get Through Abortion Clinic Parking Lots. What I Saw Was Horrifying.

I Couldn’t Get a Bank Account. My Girlfriend Paid the Price for Helping Out.

I’m Disabled. The Trump Administration’s New Rule Could Take My SNAP Anyway.

I Couldn’t Spend Money Like My Classmates. So I Tried To Eat Like Them.

I Paid 118 Percent on a Payday Loan. The Administration Is Canceling Efforts to Rein Them In.
