Jay Washington, 38, stands for a portrait at his residence in Athens, Ga., earlier this month. Washington would like to own a home, but after a cycle of underemployment, he’s not sure whether he’ll ever be able to. Alyssa Pointer for NPR
Alyssa Pointer for NPR
Jay Washington grew up in the house his mother bought in 1984 in Augusta, Ga., with no college degree and only her single income at a local manufacturing plant.
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