And that’s with like I stated before the inflation of groceries alone, it’s not enough to cover everything.”ĭuring an emergency meeting Monday, the Jacksonville Housing Authority (JHA) Board of Commissioners offered the CEO a contract extension and a $20,000 bonus all while the Inspector General is investigating JHA. ”Even with me working full time, and I’ve applied for like food stamps, I only get like $100 a month and I have three kids and myself.

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“The crisis is there are single mothers, single parents out here trying to make it and it’s just, it’s getting harder and harder by the day,” she said.

– A single mother waiting for housing assistance calls the lack of affordable housing in Jacksonville a crisis.