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When success creates distance from your community

I got promoted to manager and now my old coworkers who used to share food stamps stories with me act like I'm the enemy, but I still can't afford to move out of this neighborhood.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You're experiencing the painful isolation that can come when economic mobility disrupts the bonds of shared struggle.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Poverty and identity?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.