Sarah has found work in Barre, but it’s not originally what she wanted to do with her life. As a diversion caseworker, she has seen people in Barre struggling with poverty, and how our systems and social safety net often fails them. Poverty here is particularly challenging and isolating because it is a rural state. We as a society have failed many individuals. People should not have to struggle and work so hard to survive.

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Oral history transcript to be performed: Sarah Miller, Diversion Case Manager (2017, original)

Guest performer: Jennifer Gagnon

Sound & Music Credits

Music: “Symphony of Bells” by Abishai. From the Free Music Archive. CC BY-NC-ND

Sound Effect: "Animal world » Day in polish countryside - birds, dog"  by tom_woysky. From freesound.org. CC BY-NC

Sound Effect: “Country Ambience” by CastleofSamples. From freesound.org. CC BY