Janette Campbell thought she’d be traveling the world, but, like other retired Americans, she’s working part-time to cover living expenses.
Retired teacher Janette Campbell, 74, is working a part-time job to pay her bills after she realized her fixed retirement income wasn’t enough to make ends meet.
The senior retired from her position at 62 years old with expectations of taking care of her grandchildren and traveling the world. However, Campbell is currently employed at United HomeCare, where she handles emails, calls, and promotional material for the home health and community care nonprofit. “I couldn’t afford to pay my mortgage,” she told CBS Chicago. “…I didn’t want to be left out in the street homeless.”
For Black retirees, Social Security is relied on heavily for retirement income compared to their white counterparts, and Blacks are more than twice as likely to face poverty. AARP reported this is due to Black workers being paid less, which results in less savings, experiencing higher rates of unemployment, receiving less workplace retirement benefits, the gap in homeownership rates for Black families, and more.
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Source: Black Enterprise
