Award of Excellence
Renée C. Byer
The Sacramento Bee
"California Economy Crisis"
Amber Young, 29, rushes to grab her daughter Hannah, 1 1/ 2 after she bumped her head while playing on her brother's bed. Amber Young, of North Highlands, went to MTI vocational college but says she's never been able to get a job with the education she got there. She is now $8000 in debt and has credits that can't be transferred to a university. She is a stay at home mom of three children Hannah, 1 1/ 2, Ricky, 5, and David, 8. Dependent on just her husband's salary as a carpet cleaner they are struggling financially. Photo taken Tuesday March 31, 2009.
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