‘This is all I can do to survive’: Jackson panhandler shares her story

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Consuela Williams and her husband, Leslie, stand along Highway 80 holding bright neon green signs asking for help.

Williams said she doesn’t want to ask strangers for help every day, but right now she has to.

She said panhandling is a form of survival. The money she collects helps her buy clothes, food and a place to stay at a local hotel or motel…

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