BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Shannon Tosney said she went from her dream job to a search for unemployment benefits in less than a week amid the spread of the coronavirus.
Now the single mom is trying to negotiate with lenders to extend next month’s bills. “Without getting any help from unemployment I have zero places to go,” Tosney told News 6.
Tosney lost her job in produce sales on March 23 and has been working non-stop to get a new at-home position from anyone who will hire. “My biggest challenge is paying the rent, she said, “With my child, I will get $1700 from the stimulus package so that will cover rent for May.” Other than child support, Tosney and her 9-year-old son Christian have no financial options.