Sierra foothills, Calif. — When Kate Hamon retired to Amador County more than a decade ago, she bought houses and opened a gift shop. Now, at 78, the Army veteran and great-grandmother of 11 is looking for a job.
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Sierra foothills, Calif. — A view of Mokelumne Hill, a town between Jackson and San Andreas in California's Gold Country. Some nearby areas are among the poorest in the state.
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Sierra foothills, Calif. — Kate Hamon walks to a homemade trailer that she is loading up with possessions. The elderly are dealing with tough financial conditions in the foothills of the Sierra.
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Sierra foothills, Calif. — Kate Hamon loads up some of her possessions as she moves out of the home.
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Sierra foothills, Calif. — Seniors line up at a food bank giveaway in Sonora. During the fall and winter months, the food giveaways become much leaner, with less produce and nutritious fare.
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Sierra foothills, Calif. — The Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency sponsors a food bank for impoverished people in the foothill counties. There has been a marked increase in the number of seniors going to the food bank. A volunteer places a sign along Highway 120 in Groveland.
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Sierra foothills, Calif. — A man reaches into a box of squash at a food bank giveaway in Groveland.
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Sierra foothills, Calif. — Ed Barrera, 70, right, retired in the Sierra after working in San Bernadino. He struggles with back pain and heats his home using a wood-burning stove. He cannot afford to heat with propane.
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Sierra foothills, Calif. — Cecilia Dominguez, 67, left, is deaf and has been living in a small hotel in Sonora. Unable to pay any longer, she is moving to San Diego, where she says she has family.
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Sierra foothills, Calif. — Cecilia Dominguez, 67, left, is deaf and has been living in a small hotel in Sonora.
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Sierra foothills, Calif. — Cecilia Dominguez prepares a meal of ramen noodles.
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Sierra foothills, Calif — Andrew Diaz, 72, has had multiple surgeries on his back and is unable to work. He shares a mobile home with his wife Karen Diaz, 64, who has allergies that prevent her from working.
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Sierra foothills, Calif. — Andrew Diaz, 72, and his wife Karen Diaz, 64, are overwhelmed by things piling up in their mobile home.
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Sierra foothills, Calif. — Andrew Diaz, 72, unable to work because of multiple surgeries for back trouble, lives in Sonora with his wife, Karen, who cannot work because of allergies.
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Sierra foothills, Calif. — Known among homeless people as the Lost Highway, an abandoned stretch of road in Sonora is a camp for homeless people, including the elderly.
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