Faces of the Recession

The Student

The Restaurateur

The Nun

The Mother

The Entrepreneur

The Layoff Victim

The Community Developer

The Story Behind

The Student: Recession Ate My Internship
2:51 PM ET Wed, 5 Sept 2012
Kevin Sullivan thought it wouldn't be too hard to find an internship in his chosen field. He quickly found out differently.
The Restaurateur: Like Hoops of Fire
1:44 PM ET Wed, 5 Sept 2012
Daniel Maestri has seen it all as the owner of a restaurant started during the depression by his grandmother.
The Nun: Day Laborer Outreach
1:50 PM ET Wed, 5 Sept 2012
Sister Margaret Smyth used to help day laborers -- legal and illegal -- find work. There's so little work these days, there's almost no one left to help.
The Mother: Yard Sale Bust
2:52 PM ET Wed, 5 Sept 2012
Diane Rawles had a lot of experience -- and success -- making money from yard sales, until she decided to raise money recently for her daughter's honeymoon.
The Entrepreneur: Time to Bootstrap It
2:06 PM ET Wed, 5 Sept 2012
Anthony Timperman thought his new business venture was about to take off. Then recession hit.
The Layoff Victim: Networking Newbie
2:06 PM ET Wed, 5 Sept 2012
Jennifer Flowers was laid off from her job with a non-profit organization the morning of Monday, September 14. By that afternoon, she was petitioning President Obama for a job.
The Community Developer: Health Care
2:59 PM ET Wed, 5 Sept 2012
For community developer and church pianist Marsha Jones, the recession wasn't the impetus for her work to help the residents in the Harrisburg neighborhood of Augusta, Georgia, but it certainly was well timed.

For community developer and church pianist Marsha Jones, the recession wasn't the impetus for her work to help the residents in the Harrisburg neighborhood of Augusta, Georgia, but it certainly was well timed.