Marcella Patino gives a customer a pedicure while working at a salon in Holladay, Utah on April 30, 2025. (Courtesy of Marcella Patino)
Marcella Patino, 34, knows the difficulties of navigating work requirements.
Patino, who works full time as a nail technician and esthetician at a salon in Holladay, is a single mother of three. She relies on financial assistance for child care — $600 a month for day care — so she can keep working full time, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits — around $400 a month — to keep food on the table for her family…