Rebuilding Shattered Lives
A recent report on “60 Minutes” highlighted the struggle of many American children to survive in the midst of our current economic recession. One of the families interviewed, the Corfee’s, lived in their car for several months after both parents lost their jobs and the family was evicted from their home. The family of 5 lived in a van parked in a WalMart parking lot . . .
Some of you may have seen a recent story on “60 Minutes” called “Homeless Children: the hard times generation.” The report was heartbreaking. A startling number of children have lost their homes —and much of their childhoods — to the financial crisis sweeping across America.
Some of you may have recently read Brenda’s story in our Christmas newsletter. She, her boyfriend, and their 2 young daughters spent months living out of a Ford Taurus. Can you imagine? If you had to stuff everything you owned in the trunk of a car, what would you bring with you? What would you [...]
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