“Don’t ever think it can’t happen to you because it happened to me.”

Bill, an Army veteran, lives in Michigan with his wife and two children. He spent 16 years as an autoworker, but after several pay concessions, his plant closed and he was unable to afford food, health insurance, and other basic expenses. His story exemplifies the fact that even hard-working middle class families can find themselves in need of assistance after a job loss or other life changing event.