Jolene Simecek

Jolene Simecek is a 42-year-old single mother from Parma, Ohio, who has been working since she was 13. Despite her hard work and determination to build a better life for her family, she faces significant challenges in the current economic climate, which has made homeownership an unattainable dream. Jolene returned to nursing school, incurring debt in the hopes of securing a more stable future, yet she finds herself living in her sister's basement while grappling with rising housing costs and the burdens of financial instability.