It was her son’s eighth birthday, but Dayna Broadnax could not afford a present.
Broadnax, a 42-year-old single mother of four in Detroit, said soaring gas and grocery prices left little money to pay the bills, let alone buy gifts or throw a birthday party.
“It’s hard to tell your kids that
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