Jessie Adams, a floor refinisher and his wife, a secretary, together earn about $49,000 too much to qualify for the earned income tax credit and food stamps, but too little to live without worrying about finances. Taxes and monthly subway commuting costs bring them down into the area of near poor.
Chavez Elementary School Beaumont CA 1990-1994, Mountain View Junior High School Beaumont CA 1995-1996, Redlands High School Freshman Campus Redlands CA 1996-1997