While the coastal economy continues to boom, inland, families are feeling the effects of increased fuel prices and a reeling manufacturing sector. In January 2008 Ricky and Kristy Dunlap lost their home to foreclosure. Recently, the family of six was joined by Kristy’s brother Randy, his wife Heather and their three children. All 11 share a 1,008-square-foot double-wide trailer in Shallotte, North Carolina.

“They criticize what you feed your children. They criticize their weight and their height. Your child is never perfect.”

-Kristy Dunlap