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5236
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Terry Nixon (48) is widowed, has four grown daughters and has survived cancer. She is learning impaired; her husband used to support her, and now she has applied for disability benefits. She lives at the YWCA in Troy.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5236
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Terry Nixon (48) is widowed, has four grown daughters and has survived cancer. She is learning impaired; her husband used to support her, and now she has applied for disability benefits. She lives at the YWCA in Troy.
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5233
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Megan, Laurie's eldest daughter, gets breakfast for herself while Laurie is at work.
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5233
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Megan, Laurie's eldest daughter, gets breakfast for herself while Laurie is at work.
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5265
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
The Schuyler Inn, once a motel and now a homeless shelter housing families on one side and recently released sex offenders on the other.
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Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
The Schuyler Inn, once a motel and now a homeless shelter housing families on one side and recently released sex offenders on the other.
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5264
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Laurie, a mother of four, was evicted when suffering from depression. Deborah, Kayla's mother, took in Laurie and her kids; they now live upstairs in the house owned by Deborah's boyfriend and where Deborah lives with her seven kids.
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5264
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Laurie, a mother of four, was evicted when suffering from depression. Deborah, Kayla's mother, took in Laurie and her kids; they now live upstairs in the house owned by Deborah's boyfriend and where Deborah lives with her seven kids.
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5263
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Lawrence (12), who has had a weight problem since birth, lives with his mother, brother and two sisters. The roof of their apartment caved in and for the past three months they have been in a homeless shelter, with no cooking facilities and little to do. Many of the residents have criminal records and it is not safe for the children to move about. Lawrence has been putting on weight steadily since they moved in.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5263
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Lawrence (12), who has had a weight problem since birth, lives with his mother, brother and two sisters. The roof of their apartment caved in and for the past three months they have been in a homeless shelter, with no cooking facilities and little to do. Many of the residents have criminal records and it is not safe for the children to move about. Lawrence has been putting on weight steadily since they moved in.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5262
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
While Troy is still 80% white, Black and Hispanic men moving in from New York City have made working class Troy a melting pot. Love can break down prejudices, and on a practical level many women see these streetwise men as cash cows with the drug trade offering plenty of fast money, while hometown boys at Wal-Mart or auto mechanics work long hours for a small income.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5262
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
While Troy is still 80% white, Black and Hispanic men moving in from New York City have made working class Troy a melting pot. Love can break down prejudices, and on a practical level many women see these streetwise men as cash cows with the drug trade offering plenty of fast money, while hometown boys at Wal-Mart or auto mechanics work long hours for a small income.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5261
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Darlee (8) and Debbie (9) pretending to smoke. Their Mom, Diana (32), has smoked since she was a teenager. The eldest daughter, aged 12, often lights a cigarette for her Mom and takes it to her with her morning bottle of Mountain Dew soda.
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5261
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Darlee (8) and Debbie (9) pretending to smoke. Their Mom, Diana (32), has smoked since she was a teenager. The eldest daughter, aged 12, often lights a cigarette for her Mom and takes it to her with her morning bottle of Mountain Dew soda.
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5260
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Heather, 21 and gay, taking the entrance exam for the Army. Heather lived with Kayla for a year. The recruiter came to the house and gave her the test in the family kitchen. Heather, who has AD/HD, did not pass, and never managed to get the remedial algebra needed to sign up.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5260
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Heather, 21 and gay, taking the entrance exam for the Army. Heather lived with Kayla for a year. The recruiter came to the house and gave her the test in the family kitchen. Heather, who has AD/HD, did not pass, and never managed to get the remedial algebra needed to sign up.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5259
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Diana's kids waiting for their grandmother to pick them up. They will stay with her till midnight when their Mom finishes work. The children are supposed to be folding the laundry and cleaning the house.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5259
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Diana's kids waiting for their grandmother to pick them up. They will stay with her till midnight when their Mom finishes work. The children are supposed to be folding the laundry and cleaning the house.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5258
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
When Lorraine's family lost their apartment, her friend Carmella let the family of four stay in her already crowded household of six; the boys shared a makeshift bedroom in the half-finished attic.
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5258
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
When Lorraine's family lost their apartment, her friend Carmella let the family of four stay in her already crowded household of six; the boys shared a makeshift bedroom in the half-finished attic.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5257
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
A television interview with young residents in North Troy during a rally protesting against gun violence. North Troy is notorious for gang activity and local media are keen to find an excuse to enter the usually closed community.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5257
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
A television interview with young residents in North Troy during a rally protesting against gun violence. North Troy is notorious for gang activity and local media are keen to find an excuse to enter the usually closed community.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5256
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Dana (21) with her baby, before going home to her new husband and stepdaughter.
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5256
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Dana (21) with her baby, before going home to her new husband and stepdaughter.
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5255
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Roseanne visiting her two daughters and their children who live together in one apartment. The younger daughter, Michelene, overcame drug addiction when pregnant. Her baby, Belinda, now a healthy two-year old, is with her Grandma who calls her a "miracle baby." Not only does she have a grandchild, but she also has her daughter back, as Michelene has remained in her court-ordered drug treatment program.
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5255
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Roseanne visiting her two daughters and their children who live together in one apartment. The younger daughter, Michelene, overcame drug addiction when pregnant. Her baby, Belinda, now a healthy two-year old, is with her Grandma who calls her a "miracle baby." Not only does she have a grandchild, but she also has her daughter back, as Michelene has remained in her court-ordered drug treatment program.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5254
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Dana and Ali live in a small, well kept apartment. The baby shower at the church was a huge success and they barely have space for all the gifts. Ali works at a disaster cleaning service and Dana will stay home with the new baby and Ali's three-year-old daughter from a previous girlfriend.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5254
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Dana and Ali live in a small, well kept apartment. The baby shower at the church was a huge success and they barely have space for all the gifts. Ali works at a disaster cleaning service and Dana will stay home with the new baby and Ali's three-year-old daughter from a previous girlfriend.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5253
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Dina "skating" in the family yard. The landlord cited the state of the yard as one of the reasons for evicting the family.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5253
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Dina "skating" in the family yard. The landlord cited the state of the yard as one of the reasons for evicting the family.
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5252
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Laurie first met Bob when she and her four children were living in his sister's house and he was released from prison. He moved in, but has been in and out of jail for years. Laurie now shares the basement flat with Roseanne.
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5252
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Laurie first met Bob when she and her four children were living in his sister's house and he was released from prison. He moved in, but has been in and out of jail for years. Laurie now shares the basement flat with Roseanne.
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5251
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Laurie first met Bob when she and her four children were living in his sister's house and he was released from prison. He moved in, but has been in and out of jail for years. Laurie now shares the basement flat with Roseanne.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5251
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Laurie first met Bob when she and her four children were living in his sister's house and he was released from prison. He moved in, but has been in and out of jail for years. Laurie now shares the basement flat with Roseanne.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5250
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Dana first fell pregnant before the age of 18 to a younger boy who went to prison for two years early in the pregnancy. Her family are devout Christians, and she entered into an open adoption arrangement with a family attending the same church. Two years later Dana fell in love with Ali, from Pakistan, who ended up converting to Christianity. Dana, aged 20, is pregnant again, and because of her Christian faith, is marrying Ali. She gave birth six weeks later.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5250
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Dana first fell pregnant before the age of 18 to a younger boy who went to prison for two years early in the pregnancy. Her family are devout Christians, and she entered into an open adoption arrangement with a family attending the same church. Two years later Dana fell in love with Ali, from Pakistan, who ended up converting to Christianity. Dana, aged 20, is pregnant again, and because of her Christian faith, is marrying Ali. She gave birth six weeks later.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5249
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Jose was born in The Bronx and has spent time in prison for drug-related crimes. He moved to Kayla's block in North Troy. She was 15, her son nearly two, and she became his girl for a few months till he went back to prison. For parole, Jose gave her address, and moved in, promising good times and money, and professing undying love. He was locked up again after six months. The barbed wire tattooed on his face symbolizes the time spent inside cages.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5249
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Jose was born in The Bronx and has spent time in prison for drug-related crimes. He moved to Kayla's block in North Troy. She was 15, her son nearly two, and she became his girl for a few months till he went back to prison. For parole, Jose gave her address, and moved in, promising good times and money, and professing undying love. He was locked up again after six months. The barbed wire tattooed on his face symbolizes the time spent inside cages.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5248
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Roseanne (47) had nowhere to live and her friend Deborah, mother of five, needed a live-in babysitter. Roseanne moved into Deborah's basement five years ago and is now both nanny and "grand-nanny" as her youngest daughter has had a baby, another one to baby-sit. The daughter and granddaughter often spend the night in the basement bedroom.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5248
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Roseanne (47) had nowhere to live and her friend Deborah, mother of five, needed a live-in babysitter. Roseanne moved into Deborah's basement five years ago and is now both nanny and "grand-nanny" as her youngest daughter has had a baby, another one to baby-sit. The daughter and granddaughter often spend the night in the basement bedroom.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5247
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Little Jessie (7) after spray-painting his hair.
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5247
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Little Jessie (7) after spray-painting his hair.
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5246
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Deshaun (4), with the babysitter, her nephew, and his Mom, Billie Jean, doing her hair before work; she works 50 hours a week at McDonald's, earning $8 an hour. Childcare at a licensed facility would cost half her pay.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5246
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Deshaun (4), with the babysitter, her nephew, and his Mom, Billie Jean, doing her hair before work; she works 50 hours a week at McDonald's, earning $8 an hour. Childcare at a licensed facility would cost half her pay.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5245
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Jessie (6) has been drinking coffee since he was a baby and gets headaches if he does not have enough. Here he is waiting for Roseanne, the "Nanny" to get him a coffee.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5245
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Jessie (6) has been drinking coffee since he was a baby and gets headaches if he does not have enough. Here he is waiting for Roseanne, the "Nanny" to get him a coffee.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5244
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Kayla looking attractive for James who feels neglected after spending all day at home with D'Anthony.
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5244
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Kayla looking attractive for James who feels neglected after spending all day at home with D'Anthony.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5243
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Diana's daughter Dennys (9) has AD/HD [Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder]. She is often teased by her sisters and brother as they vie for their mother's attention. Here she is with the spoils found after the landlord evicted neighboring tenants.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5243
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Diana's daughter Dennys (9) has AD/HD [Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder]. She is often teased by her sisters and brother as they vie for their mother's attention. Here she is with the spoils found after the landlord evicted neighboring tenants.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5242
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Bedtime is tough with four kids and Diana often threatens them with a belt.
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5242
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Bedtime is tough with four kids and Diana often threatens them with a belt.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5241
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Diana, mother of seven. The father of the three oldest has custody and the Family Court ruling requires her to pay child support which takes half her income, leaving less than $200 a week for the family of five. Because she is employed, she has lost food stamp benefits worth more than $500 a month, so works over forty hours a week for only $300 more than she previously had from food stamps and social services.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5241
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Diana, mother of seven. The father of the three oldest has custody and the Family Court ruling requires her to pay child support which takes half her income, leaving less than $200 a week for the family of five. Because she is employed, she has lost food stamp benefits worth more than $500 a month, so works over forty hours a week for only $300 more than she previously had from food stamps and social services.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5240
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Diana, mother of seven. The father of the three oldest has custody and the Family Court ruling requires her to pay child support which takes half her income, leaving less than $200 a week for the family of five. Because she is employed, she has lost food stamp benefits worth more than $500 a month, so works over forty hours a week for only $300 more than she previously had from food stamps and social services.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5240
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Diana, mother of seven. The father of the three oldest has custody and the Family Court ruling requires her to pay child support which takes half her income, leaving less than $200 a week for the family of five. Because she is employed, she has lost food stamp benefits worth more than $500 a month, so works over forty hours a week for only $300 more than she previously had from food stamps and social services.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5239
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Diana, mother of seven. The father of the three oldest has custody and the Family Court ruling requires her to pay child support which takes half her income, leaving less than $200 a week for the family of five. Because she is employed, she has lost food stamp benefits worth more than $500 a month, so works over forty hours a week for only $300 more than she previously had from food stamps and social services.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5239
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Diana, mother of seven. The father of the three oldest has custody and the Family Court ruling requires her to pay child support which takes half her income, leaving less than $200 a week for the family of five. Because she is employed, she has lost food stamp benefits worth more than $500 a month, so works over forty hours a week for only $300 more than she previously had from food stamps and social services.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5238
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Diana, mother of seven. The father of the three oldest has custody and the Family Court ruling requires her to pay child support which takes half her income, leaving less than $200 a week for the family of five. Because she is employed, she has lost food stamp benefits worth more than $500 a month, so works over forty hours a week for only $300 more than she previously had from food stamps and social services.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5238
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Diana, mother of seven. The father of the three oldest has custody and the Family Court ruling requires her to pay child support which takes half her income, leaving less than $200 a week for the family of five. Because she is employed, she has lost food stamp benefits worth more than $500 a month, so works over forty hours a week for only $300 more than she previously had from food stamps and social services.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5237
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Darlee goes to work with her mother on days when she wins the argument and does not have to stay with her Dad or grandmother.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5237
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Darlee goes to work with her mother on days when she wins the argument and does not have to stay with her Dad or grandmother.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5235
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Darlee goes to work with her mother on days when she wins the argument and does not have to stay with her Dad or grandmother.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5235
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Darlee goes to work with her mother on days when she wins the argument and does not have to stay with her Dad or grandmother.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5234
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
D'Anthony, the youngest of the pack playing a "fighting game" with his Uncle Jessie (5). D'Anthony's Mom and his grandmother are working a morning shift. The men, who are all out of work and have problems with the law, mind the children.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5234
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
D'Anthony, the youngest of the pack playing a "fighting game" with his Uncle Jessie (5). D'Anthony's Mom and his grandmother are working a morning shift. The men, who are all out of work and have problems with the law, mind the children.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5232
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Kayla's son D'Anthony. Kayla drinks more than two liters of Mountain Dew a day, and calls it her "crack juice." She has acid reflux disease and severe complications.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5232
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Kayla's son D'Anthony. Kayla drinks more than two liters of Mountain Dew a day, and calls it her "crack juice." She has acid reflux disease and severe complications.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5231
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Afavia (9) and the Care Bear.
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5231
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Afavia (9) and the Care Bear.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5230
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Darlee takes charge while her Mom works the night shift.
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5230
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Darlee takes charge while her Mom works the night shift.
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5229
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Lydia was nineteen, pregnant and homeless when Diana took her in. A few weeks later, Diana got a job, and Lydia became the babysitter. She divides her time between breaking up fights between the children and talking to her boyfriend on the phone.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5229
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Lydia was nineteen, pregnant and homeless when Diana took her in. A few weeks later, Diana got a job, and Lydia became the babysitter. She divides her time between breaking up fights between the children and talking to her boyfriend on the phone.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5228
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Afavia lights a cigarette for her Mom, while her sister, Little D (10) and brother David (8) get breakfast.
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5228
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Afavia lights a cigarette for her Mom, while her sister, Little D (10) and brother David (8) get breakfast.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5227
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Baby Lydia sleeps under the Sunday funnies while the voice of Sponge Bob sings on TV, and her four cousins play and scream around her. Her aunt Diana has seven children, four at home and three with their father. Diana baby-sits Lydia several times a week.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5227
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Baby Lydia sleeps under the Sunday funnies while the voice of Sponge Bob sings on TV, and her four cousins play and scream around her. Her aunt Diana has seven children, four at home and three with their father. Diana baby-sits Lydia several times a week.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5226
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Darlee, asleep after a tantrum because she was not allowed to go to her Dad's house while her Mom is at work
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5226
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Darlee, asleep after a tantrum because she was not allowed to go to her Dad's house while her Mom is at work
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5225
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Darlee lives with her Mom, two sisters and brother in Troy. The food for the family is low-cost and easy to prepare. Darlee was recently diagnosed with AD/HD [Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder], and needs a proper diet. Even if mothers knew about a better diet and nutrition, there is a cultural stigma attached to eating differently from neighbors and friends, so a cycle of poor nutrition is passed down through generations.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5225
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Darlee lives with her Mom, two sisters and brother in Troy. The food for the family is low-cost and easy to prepare. Darlee was recently diagnosed with AD/HD [Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder], and needs a proper diet. Even if mothers knew about a better diet and nutrition, there is a cultural stigma attached to eating differently from neighbors and friends, so a cycle of poor nutrition is passed down through generations.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5224
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Jessica lives in a neighborhood notorious for street violence and police presence. When she was 21, she spent ten months in the County Jail on an arson charge after accidentally setting fire to a squat. Jessica has learning problems and spends her time in her room with video games and friends. Chasing cops in her Grand Theft Auto Game, she comments: "Now you know how we feel!"
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5224
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Jessica lives in a neighborhood notorious for street violence and police presence. When she was 21, she spent ten months in the County Jail on an arson charge after accidentally setting fire to a squat. Jessica has learning problems and spends her time in her room with video games and friends. Chasing cops in her Grand Theft Auto Game, she comments: "Now you know how we feel!"
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5223
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
After a day's babysitting in exchange for her basement room, Roseanne is minding her grandson so that her daughter can go out after working a long shift at McDonald's.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5223
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
After a day's babysitting in exchange for her basement room, Roseanne is minding her grandson so that her daughter can go out after working a long shift at McDonald's.
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5222
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Kayla gave birth to her son D'Anthony when she was 14; she was dating Sabrina at the time and Kayla's son was fathered by Sabrina's 16-year-old cousin. Kayla broke up with Sabrina when her son was one, and began dating Heather who moved into Kayla's bedroom in her Mom's house and lived there for a year before Kayla began dating James. D' Anthony was 18 months old when this picture was taken. He used to call Heather "Daddy."
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5222
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Kayla gave birth to her son D'Anthony when she was 14; she was dating Sabrina at the time and Kayla's son was fathered by Sabrina's 16-year-old cousin. Kayla broke up with Sabrina when her son was one, and began dating Heather who moved into Kayla's bedroom in her Mom's house and lived there for a year before Kayla began dating James. D' Anthony was 18 months old when this picture was taken. He used to call Heather "Daddy."
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5221
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
My Dad and His Companion of 17 Years.
My father has battled mental illness his entire life. He met his companion, Ann, seventeen years ago when working at the front desk of a hotel renting rooms by the week. Ann showed up with a suitcase and nowhere to go. She suffers from schizophrenia and psychotic delusions. My father is bipolar. Together they have been able to remain independent. Ann calls my father "Daddy." Their relationship is not sexual, but they are affectionate. Here they are celebrating their new apartment and inflatable mattress.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5221
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
My Dad and His Companion of 17 Years.
My father has battled mental illness his entire life. He met his companion, Ann, seventeen years ago when working at the front desk of a hotel renting rooms by the week. Ann showed up with a suitcase and nowhere to go. She suffers from schizophrenia and psychotic delusions. My father is bipolar. Together they have been able to remain independent. Ann calls my father "Daddy." Their relationship is not sexual, but they are affectionate. Here they are celebrating their new apartment and inflatable mattress.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5220
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Troy has a rotating stock of low-income housing. Edward J. and his companion of 17 years have been in their Sixth Avenue apartment in Troy for eight years. The couple battle mental illness and survive on disability benefits. Their building has been shut down because of drug traffic and they have to vacate the premises. On their last day at home, they are searching the local paper for an affordable apartment.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5220
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Troy has a rotating stock of low-income housing. Edward J. and his companion of 17 years have been in their Sixth Avenue apartment in Troy for eight years. The couple battle mental illness and survive on disability benefits. Their building has been shut down because of drug traffic and they have to vacate the premises. On their last day at home, they are searching the local paper for an affordable apartment.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5219
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Katie playing with dolls while waiting for her mother to come home from her job as a housekeeper at the Marriott Hotel.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5219
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Katie playing with dolls while waiting for her mother to come home from her job as a housekeeper at the Marriott Hotel.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
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5218
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Diana (32) telling her children to do the housework. It is her day off from the Hess Mini Mart in South Troy. Diana has seven children and the four youngest live with her. The baby is her goddaughter, whom she minds several days a week.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally
5218
Upstate Girls - What Became of Collar City
Diana (32) telling her children to do the housework. It is her day off from the Hess Mini Mart in South Troy. Diana has seven children and the four youngest live with her. The baby is her goddaughter, whom she minds several days a week.
© Brenda Ann Kenneally