Gwen Corey’s unemployment benefits may run out in September, if she doesn’t qualify for a second extension or find a job before then. She has $6 in her wallet and 15 cents in her bank account for the next three weeks after her rent check clears.
The Mount Pleasant woman has been laid off since fall 2008, except for a temporary stint working for the U.S. Census, and she is desperate to find work.
“I just want to be busy,” Corey said. “I want to be so busy. It drives me crazy to sit around. I cannot sit and watch TV.”
The fundamental problem I have is Gwen had over two years to look for work. She did take a tem job but she has not found any more temp work. I was in her situation but I got a temp job 3 week into my first extension. If not I would be sell most I had keep sentimental items with a friend and take a one way flight to a different state or by a 30 day Greyhound pass. If that did not work move to another state and if that doesn’t work try to get to another country. That is how we done in the past.