I don’t remember exactly what I earned during my AmeriCorps term — just under $13,000, I think. I qualified for food stamps. I shared a one-bedroom basement apartment with four other people. I drove a beat up Nissan pick truck through St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, building floor systems and hanging siding for new homes meant […]
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