Xavier Latimore came to Norfolk, Virginia from California roughly two years ago. He enrolled at Old Dominion University to earn a degree in marine biology. Then the bills started to pile up.
“I moved out here to take care of my grandma. I thought it might work out – me going to college and trying to still figure it out – but bills are a thing. And, you know, finances are always going to have to be put over education,” Latimore said.
Latimore left Old Dominion and took a welding class at a community college, which is how he ended up at a job fair looking for an entry level position in the shipbuilding industry…