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37 percent of people in N.J. are among the working poor, study says

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By Stephen Stirling | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on January 16, 2017 at 7:30 AM, updated January 16, 2017 at 7:53 AM

Charlene O’Brian doesn’t want help.

The 38-year-old single mother of two has built her life on being a strong, independent woman. The Hardyston divorcee has a full-time job training educators, which she balances with raising her 7 and 10 year-old boys, the latter of which has special needs. In her spare time she runs and designs grueling obstacle courses, the kind that make even the biggest fitness buff think twice.

But O’Brian knows today she needs help. She just doesn’t know where to turn to get it.

“It doesn’t make me feel good. It’s been a struggle,” O’Brian said. “But it makes me want to make a difference.”

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2 thoughts on “37 percent of people in N.J. are among the working poor, study says

  1. Tell it to our absentee governor. The man with a plan.

  2. Tell it to our obstructionist democrat congress…

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