Florida is a magnet for retirees – not just for those who can afford exclusive gated communities, but also for those on fixed incomes. Now, many face a wrenching reality after Hurricane Ian: rebuilding is not an option.
, a nonprofit that works with nearly 10,000 seniors in southwest Florida. Since the storm hit, her organization has been delivering food and helping them navigate displacement. For many people, it's too expensive to evacuate, she said.
Skinner and her husband first came to Florida as snowbirds about 30 years ago. Uprooting her life is harder now because after her husband passed in 2012, she settled into a routine and community, she said. Skinner is fiercely independent. She knows, however, that at her age, relocating and creating a new community will be a big change."My siblings know that's never going to happen," she said,"and my children seem to think they're going to make up my mind for me. But they're not. Not yet."
Her house is paid off – it's the only housing option the mother-daughter have, which is especially important because of the affordable housing crisis in Florida and around the country.
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