UNION TOWNSHIP — Rose Fritts said she would have needed a camera to capture the expression on her husband's, face when they walked through the home that was about to become theirs.
Paycheck to Paycheck
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FERGUSON TOWNSHIP — It's a routine scene: A doctor counsels a patient in an office during a checkup. Jackie Christiansen takes none of it for granted. "I don't know where I would be without this," she said.
HOWARD — On weekday mornings, Jeff Snyder makes the 30-mile drive from his family's house on a quiet street in Howard to Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Grays Woods, where he works part time on building maintenance.
HOWARD — Eli and Elizabeth Halterman straddle two worlds, and the reason just learned to walk.
STATE COLLEGE — Statistically, Todd and Heather Kellerman shouldn't be making ends meet. But they're getting by.
Judy Corman once had a steady paycheck and a home. Then both disappeared, and she joined the ranks of Centre County residents struggling to support themselves.
For Melissa Stamus, three jobs couldn’t pay for six teeth.
Stamus, 39, of Stormstown, juggled shifts at two clothing stores and a home-care service. But none of her part-time work included health benefits.BELLEFONTE — Rules and regulations meant to improve quality of life in Centre County could be part of what is standing in the way of affordable housing.
People on the front lines of the campaign for affordable housing in Pennsylvania think the timing is right to elevate the issue in Harrisburg.




























































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