Photos: Losing Ground, Part Four
Day Four of the Arizona Daily Star's reports on poverty in the Tucson area focuses on affordable housing.
Losing Ground: Day Four
From left, Miriam Vazquez Montgomery, children Zuri, 19, and Juan, 16, sit down with their out-of-town visiting cousin Aaron Leor, 19, hold hands in prayer as they sit down for a dinner of cheese enchiladas and beans at their mobile home on Thursday, June 27, 2013, in Tucson.
Losing Ground: Day Four
As son Juan, 16, pours glasses of iced tea, mom Miriam Vazquez Montgomery, center, and daughter Zuri, 19, chat in the the family's kitchen before they sit down for dinner of cheese enchiladas and beans at their mobile home on Thursday, June 27, 2013, in Tucson. Miriam, a single mother of four, was able to right her credit score and save $5,000 toward a down payment on a home through the Primavera Foundation's "Her Family" program. She works full-time earning minimum wage at a nearby deli.
Losing Ground: Day Four
Miriam Vazquez Montgomery, left, fixes plates of cheese enchiladas and beans for daughter Zuri, center, 19, and Juan, 16, before they sit down for dinner at their mobile home on Thursday, June 27, 2013, in Tucson.
Losing Ground: Day Four
Randy Herr, left, kisses 4-year-old brother Azriel on the side of his head as dad David Herr, right, looks in the kitchen of their south Tucson duplex on Friday, June 7, in Tucson. David and Maria combine their minimum wage incomes from Pizza Hut and Wienerschnitzel to support the family of four.
Losing Ground: Day Four
Dan LeAnna, comforts his son, Conner while at home on a Friday morning. Dan, his fiancee Tara Scott and their two kids found a two-bedroom apartment last year through Primavera.
Losing Ground: Day Four
Dan LeAnna plays with his two kids Conner LeAnna, 1 and Faith Devine, 6, in their their two-bedroom apartment Dan found last year through Primavera. Previously Dan, his fiancee, Tara Scott and their two kids were renting a small one-bedroom where they felt cramped and unsafe.
Losing Ground: Day Four
David Herr, right, holds 4-year-old son Azriel in the kitchen of their south Tucson duplex on Friday, June 7. David and Maria Herr combine their minimum wage incomes from Pizza Hut and Wienerschnitzel to support the family of four.
Losing Ground: Day Four
David Herr, center, sits with 4-year-old son Azriel, left, and son Randy, 13, in the living room of their south Tucson duplex on Friday, June 7.
When David Herr's janitorial company went under as the economy collapsed, the Tucson father spent his last $3,000 on a rusty RV. At least he'd…