Phoenix Ackiss sat precariously on an upright suitcase in the clutter of belongings in his living room, striving for balance amid the disorder of his life.
For more than a year, he’d been out of work, his three degrees and experience in fields from mental health to shipyard work spurned by employers.
Ackiss knew he’d have to vacate his compact home in Bayview. He’d stopped making mortgage payments last June. He just wasn’t sure when he had to get out.
via Out of work and losing his home, Norfolk man nears 65 with unease.