KISSIMMEE, Fla. – With just $20 in her bank account, Lupe Zavala is starting to feel the pressure of being unemployed in the COVID-19 economy. “I’ve never been through this,” Zavala told News 6 Wednesday. "I would at least like to get back to work, that’s my biggest challenge.” Zavala and her 15- year-old grandson, Matthew, have been surviving on food stamps and a Kissimmee landlord’s kindness.
Zavala said her landlord is willing to give her extra time to pay the rent. Her grandson turns 16 next month and wants to get a job to help her make ends meet. “I’m his grandma but he calls me mom,” she said. “I’ve always taught him our needs are first, our wants are last.” Zavala has raised Matthew since he was a toddler and is driven to keep a roof