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How losing basic services creates cascading failures in the help system

My phone got shut off and I missed calls about three different benefit programs because everything assumes you have reliable communication.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The interconnectedness of survival resources means that failure in one area rapidly undermines all others.

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“Where Are You with Low Income & Government Benefits Navigation?”

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