CBS News’ 60 Minutes provided a sobering and moving glimpse into the lives of families experiencing the troubles of the “Hard Times Generation.” Watch this video to see how hunger and homelessness affects young children and their families. Hard Times Generation
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That was a GREAT peice done on 60 minutes about homeless families.I am a volunteer director at a Food Pantry in Troy, NY and when I watched your video on “Hard Times Generation” about the children who are homeless/hungry in Florida it really hit home. We too are seeing such an increase in families coming into our pantry looking for help. Many of them are what we are calling “The working poor”. They are families that are trying to stay “afloat” in this tough economy and often have to choose between feeding their families or paying electric bills, mortgages, medical costs and so many other bills. We opened our pantry in 2000 and have seen a GREAT increase in just the past year. It is sad to see these parents coming in with their heads hung in shame and asking for help when they tell us only a year ago they themselves GAVE food to local pantries. More months than not we worry that we as a pantry will run out of food and personal products to give to those who come looking for help, but through the grace of God it always comes. We have gone from averaging 25-30 families a month looking for assistance to more than double that in most months. When people come to us and want to know why we do this we usually just say..”We are all one pay check away from being in their shoes, so while we can, we help”!