But leaving would have required money for gas and a hotel room — something they didn’t have. Out of desperation, Owens went to ACE Cash Express on Saturday and submitted documents for a payday loan. “Our bank account is empty – we can’t afford to leave,” he said. Is a tree going fall on top of us?”Owens said his mother-in-law is on disability. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.

Source: thestar August 29, 2021 19:22 UTC