[Barber Jack Chang cutting a customer’s hair]
Jack Chang (interview): “Five, six days a week, I’m cutting at least five, 10, 15 heads a day. And that’s pretty good for a barber in San Francisco.”
[Chang helping his daughter get ready and walking with her out the door]
Jack Chang (interview): “It’s really hard for us to survive right now, and I wish that it is easier, I wish it was easier. It shouldn’t be this hard.”
[Chang celebrating his daughter buckling herself into the car seat]
[Chang driving]
Jack Chang (interview): “Prices are extremely, extremely high right now. Gas is really expensive. It gets more expensive every year. Groceries are especially expensive.”
[Food and drinks on a shelf in a grocery store]
Michael Greiner (interview): “People are having less money to spend on any number of things. And we’re seeing the ramifications of this.”
[Fruits and vegetables for sale as part of the Well Wayne mobile market initiative]
Kennyle Johnson (interview): “Right now, it is more important than ever that we bring the mobile market to the communities, because we know that prices are unaffordable.”
[Chang and his mother entering a food market]
[Eggs and other items on grocery store shelves]
[Apples for sale on the Well Wayne mobile market truck]
Jack Chang (interview): “We get a lot of food from the food bank, and we also get an EBT card every month and that helps a lot.”
[Chang’s mother preparing a meal]
[Chang and his mother having a discussion in the kitchen]
Jack Chang (interview): “My mom helps cook all the time. She doesn’t eat much. So, she feeds her grandchildren a lot. That helps a lot.”
[Chang’s kids sharing a hug]
Jack Chang (interview): “I want to spoil them. I have two girls I want to spoil. My son — I want to spoil them, but I just can’t. We have to live frugal, because it’s hard to afford.”
[Chang giving his son and daughter a drink of water]
Jack Chang (interview): “My daughter was going to sleep, and she was like, ‘Dad, can we go to Disneyland for my birthday?’ And I try to tell her, ‘I’ll try my hardest to take you to Disneyland, but there’s no guarantees.’”
[Chang’s kids playing]
This script was provided by The Associated Press.