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She had to miss her father’s funeral in Jamaica last year because she could not afford to go. Fresh fruits and vegetables are now a luxury. She keeps her hair short, cutting it herself to avoid the expense. Her only new clothing in more than two years has been a dress her sister paid for and a $25 blouse she bought for an interview. These are the sacrifices, large and small, that Dionne Henry has had to make since losing her job.
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Since being laid off in June 2009, Ms. Henry said, she has sent out an average of 50 to 100 résumés a month — more than 2,000 in all. Last year, she had two interviews.
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Ms. Henry receives $351 a week in unemployment benefits, which are set to expire in January. She pays $896.51 a month in rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
After she first lost her job, she fell a month behind on rent. Then last year, Ms. Henry, who is single and without health insurance, had surgery to remove uterine fibroids, and she fell behind again. The surgery cost $7,000, and she still owes $5,000. After her rental debt grew to $3,394.16, Ms. Henry’s landlord filed evictions proceedings.
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