Enrollment stagnant at tech.
Someone always has less.
They walk into grocery stores knowing they can never afford to buy enough to feed their families, the shame burning in their gut more than hunger. They spend entire winters without heat, because electricity isn't cheap. They sometimes flee abusive spouses, only to be faced with rebuilding a home from nothing. Some can hide their poverty, under pride and kept-up appearances. Others are forced by mental illness or addiction to wear it more openly, huddled against the concrete while sinking beneath it.