Report: More than half of South Arlington families struggle to afford basic needs

Arlingtonians wait in line for holiday meals at the Arlington Food Assistance Center (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
(Updated at 11:55 a.m.) More than half of South Arlington families cannot afford basics such as food, housing, medical bills and childcare, compared to just 15% of families North Arlington, per a new report.
Arlington is not alone.
About a third of families across Northern Virginia are not earning enough money to subsist, dubbed “income inadequacy” in the report, prepare