Half of construction site workers in Asheville earn less than the $59,840 needed to rent a one-bedroom apartment and civil engineers earning nearly $100,000 a year find it difficult to afford a home in the city, according to a recent report by the National Housing Conference titled “Priced Out: When a good job isn’t enough.”

For Jennifer Camacho, a junior double majoring in nursing and Spanish at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the opportunity to intern at Seis Puentes has been nothing short of life changing.