Homeless struggle in Atlantic City

[amyrose2712]

Homeless struggle in Atlantic City

BBC correspondent Matthew Price continues his journey across the US to assess whether there are any signs of economic recovery. Today he reports from Atlantic City, New Jersey, where life appears to be getting harder by the week.

It is wet, windy and cold when I arrive in Atlantic City.

So dreary in fact that the tall downtown casinos on which this city's economy is built remain hidden by the drizzle until my car is almost right up alongside them.

The rain drips off the noses of the fake Roman statues at Caesar's Palace casino complex.

Atlantic City is suffering, and not just because of the weather.

Cristina Sanford knows that only too well. She is 21 years old, and already has three children.

Last September she lost her job as a cleaner. She spent several hundred dollars on training to become a casino card-dealer, but when her training had finished, the recession was in full swing, and the casinos were cutting back.




http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8009024.stm


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The Atlantic City Rescue Mission is vital to the entire southern NJ community. Please always give what you can to your local shelters and food banks. Thank you for all that do what they can. Even if it is just to spread the word of the need. I just got my tax refund. I think I'll be making a donation right now.

[soothsayer]

1. at least the warm weather finally rolled into AC

It was still bloody cold on Friday when I got there but by yesterday when I left it was glorious. That's at least a little easier on the poor homeless.