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The River Runs Deep

Nikki Duseau comforts her 12 year old daughter Taylor who got scared by the violent outburst of another resident of the Oaks of Righteousness shelter in Monroe, MI. Taylor has a learning disability. Nikki is a former drug addict who got clean 4 months earlier and is now staying at the shelter with her daughter Taylor and partner Kim Zentz. 2 months after this image was taken, Nikki, her daughter and Kim were able to move in to a subsidized apartment in Monroe.

Monroe is a small town half way between Detroit, MI and Toledo, OH. Its biggest claim to fame is being the headquarters of Lazy Boy Corporation. Lazy Boy no longer manufactures furniture here. It imports it from China. Two paper mills and a number of car factories (including Ford) used to operate in the area. They are all gone now. Jobs that are still available in the area are low paying and mostly in the service industry.

05/29/2016

Photo by Marcin Szczepanski

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Nikki Duseau comforts her 12 year old daughter Taylor who got scared by the violent outburst of another resident of the Oaks of Righteousness shelter in Monroe, MI. Taylor has a learning disability. Nikki is a former drug addict who got clean 4 months earlier and is now staying at the shelter with her daughter Taylor and partner Kim Zentz. 2 months after this image was taken, Nikki, her daughter and Kim were able to move in to a subsidized apartment in Monroe. <br /> <br /> Monroe is a small town half way between Detroit, MI and Toledo, OH. Its biggest claim to fame is being the headquarters of Lazy Boy Corporation. Lazy Boy no longer manufactures furniture here. It imports it from China. Two paper mills and a number of car factories (including Ford) used to operate in the area. They are all gone now. Jobs that are still available in the area are low paying and mostly in the service industry. <br /> <br /> 05/29/2016<br /> <br /> Photo by Marcin Szczepanski