When they started talking about being hungry it's so sad and I cried when she said," When someone hasn't opened their cereal I go up and ask them if I can have it."
Ivan Gonzalez since 1965, over 15 Trillion dollars has been spent on poverty, hunger and homelessness...far more money than has been spent on our wars.
Fail Zero- yes i would watch another country burn. most countries on this planet don't respect our country, so why should we help house others in other countries when we have our own here in the states. those countries have their own government, why isn't your government helping their own people?
A Juicy Orange well maybe if this country didn't deplete other countries resources there wouldn't be "dehydrated africans" or hungry americans when the top hoardes all the wealth.
I have been there. It was only a week but it was the longest week of my life in a motel with my husband,daughter,dog and two cats. I had an ectopic pregnancy and needed emergency surgery. My landlord threw me out because I was 3 days late on the rent. I had been unable to work for 3 weeks and was extremely weak. I had lost half my blood. Luckily I was able to become roommates with another family in financial troubles and we were able to get on our feet. I hope the best for all of these families. I hope they are okay now.
Your heart goes out to the kids, but you also feel embarrassed for them, especially those who are in their teens. It's awkward enough adjusting to growing up, but having to do so in a neighbor's home, or some motel, and then to have your story told on the news for the world to see., there's no way I could do it.
This bothers my soul. To see other Americans suffering like this. We truly need to stop focusing on other countries & care for the people in our own country.
Why the fuck does the government have to give a lot of money to rich people who do not deserve it but not the people and children in poverty line? Eliminating Poverty should be first priority.
Hard to believe this is now 10 yrs old. I was a freshman in college at the time this aired. I hope the kids and their families were able to make it and overcome the challenges they faced.
It's a shame, really. The thing is that there is no food shortage in this country. What there is, is a food distribution problem. Go look at all of the dumpsters behind grocery stores, and look to see what restaurants throw out every day. There is no need for this terrible amount of waste to be happening.
Joshua Smith I do agree , as I worked many of fast food joints, I have seen tons of food going to waste , even like when I used to work at McDonalds all the leftover meat what the manahers didn't want after the waste count would get all thrown in the trash . whole trays of nuggets , chicken patties . all in the trash to be smashed at the dumpster . Pizza places now if no one claims any mistake pizza , or leftover i seen stacks go pile up in the back to be thrown out next day . I would take my mistakes , or claim the leftovers to feed homeless folks .
This is so sad And my little cousins complaining about the food and clothes when there are kids out there who go to sleep with an empty stomach and no confortable bed to sleep on Lord have mercy of this people
I cried when that one little girl thought it was her fault since her parents had to feed and clothe her. That broke my heart. I wish the son had held on for one more year and finished school. Not having a diploma will likely as not keep him in that poverty cycle.
Homelessness is the worse thing ive ever experienced, but seeing children homeless is making my eyes water and heart hurt. God have Mercy on these children and their families
I know the struggle when I was kid going to bed hungry,stay in a one bedroom with my mother and all my siblings because that all she can afford but it was hard being a kid because we were living in a rented room and we couldn't make much noise or play in the living room,we had to wear the same clothes everyday it was embarrassing,we didn't have any toys because my mother couldn't afford it but I'm grateful for god that I survived those hardships and my kids got clothes on their back,food in their tummy and toys god is good
Realtors have caused this problem. Speculating should be against the law and realtors should have degrees with ethics laws. They should not be able to sell homes to investors instead of homebuyers and they should not be able to set rents or home values.
That dad had to swallow his pride and ask for help because he refused to give up on his family and his daughter says "I don't want people to know he's my dad, I don't want to be embarrassed" seriously 👋🏻😒
Kasey...I know....That angered me....But maybe, when she grows up and has 2 pay her own bills, she will regret what she said about her dear dad .....He is a great dad
It doesn't help when the poor need programs to be able to eat and taxpayers dictate to them what they can buy to eat with"their taxes"while they live the "good life"
I can relate to these kids more then anyone can imagine and it breaks my heart, my family didnt even reach the poverty level. By 15 I had a job and hardly went to school and yet somehow managed to graduate, I'd rather have my kid stay with family or friends then have my kid worry or grow up homeless, I'd rather be homeless and have my kids with a roof over their head. No one ever thinks they'll be that "guy" but you can always be that "guy".
zombie slayer 22 Going hungry for days on end when there was literally nothing in the house and when there was it would be two loafs of bread to feed three people or a couple weeks, not knowing if I was going to have a home after school, in the winter it would warmer outside then inside (-15 degrees), not knowing if there would be enough money for clothing when mine was so worn I couldn’t wear them anymore, sadly the list just continues. As bad as it was it has in many ways made me more tougher, resilient and resourceful but it’s no way to live ether however it’s prepared me for if the worst of anything to come.
The current definition of poverty is ridiculous. The current definition is $23,040 for a family of four. In 1971, the definition of poverty was equivalent to $31,680 today, adjusted for inflation: the govt is skewing the stats to make us believe that fewer are in poverty.
Fenwick I would think I was in heaven if I lived on 23, 000, if people think that is poor try living on minimum wage or a fixed income of 700, 00 a month,
When I was a single parent in the 80's I worked three jobs to keep a roof over our heads. Fortunately, two of the jobs had provisions for my children so I could keep working--the church daycare and the Greek restaurant. They were in school while I worked at my "day job".
People talk about how there's no jobs out there. At my work we are having trouble finding people who want to work. Everywhere I look in my town there are job opening out there. There is work out there. Just not work people want to do...
Im proud of the man who was willing to do anything just to find a job, rather than just move in with some neighbors and accomplish well, nothing, for 3 MONTHS. Is the woman even trying or have any plans? God, the kids have to worry more than she did.
KiloByte so true, I heard something years ago about how the me me generation was taking so much they wer robbing from the quality of life of their future generations
KiloByte -- you can blame globalization! Before free trade started things were good. Once the greedy companies and the corrupt government agree to take the jobs out of the country, that’s when everything stared to go downhill. We need to take care of American families first. I’m not saying we shouldn’t help others, but at this moment families here are going homeless and hungry too. We are at the point where we have to decide between; BIG GOVERNMENT OR BIG BUSINESS!! They both want to enslave us. Look at agenda 20-30 or the CLOWARD-PIVEN STRATEGY. You’ll be surprised!!
THIS IS HEART BREAKING! YET OUR LAW MAKERS ARE ONLY CONCERNED WITH PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS! TAKE CARE OF AMERICAN FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN FIRST!
I wish these family's the best of luck!!! all my love and prayers go out to them. I wish I could help!!! I do dog rescue. I care so much about people struggling too.
A home for shelter from the rain and cold should be a given and should not be taken from a person by anyone, especially a bank. The bank managers and government have all been charging a criminal interest rate over 60% when you calculate compound interest and should all be put in jail for 5 years! Give the people all their money back from the proceeds of this crime!
These kids will grow up with a better understanding of life. Most kids don't know what hardship is. Me personally my family has been struggling for the longest now and recently pulled thru. God bless all these people and hope they all pull through too.
What is really needed not only in America but in many countries, is teaching financial literacy at school: how to budget expenses and develop the habit of saving.
Whatever you do, do not go to a shelter with an intact family. Mom and young kids will get a place, but Dad, forget it. He can sleep under a bridge. Same for older teen boys. Better to live in a vehicle, or a tent in a secluded place. Tell the school you're moving and study wherever you are, whenever you can. Expect no help from CPS, only to lose your kids and probably your marriage.
As far as I am concern i think it's good to through difficult situations in life as this will enlighten us that life is not a bed of roses especially for those who are lucky to born in the first nations of the world. Hard times discipline us and make us wise and careful.
I recently watched the 2005 movie 'AMERICAN JOBS'. In 2004 a teacher had student go to store & see where items were made. . In 2004 the students were STUNNED to see so little is made in America. We have been exporting our jobs for years. This problem has been brewing for years. . From 2000 to 2007 we lost 39,000 factories in the US.
I am a school bus driver for a large district and we send passenger van sometimes 50 miles one way to pick up homeless kids who once lived within our district boundaries.
I feel so bad for the kids and for the parents that have to go everyday worrying about how they are going to make it through the day, the week, the month. Seeing the group of young kids acting so mature about the situations and the reality of it shows how serious it is, something in this country needs to change soon and it better help the poor first to start with.
Now these people I actually feel sorry for. They were hard working parents and lost it. They weren’t druggies, or just lazy! I hope they’re doing better now.
hard times i myself when i was little i did the same and i know its hard and you learn to survived and you are only a baby i was like this since i was 3 so i understand every detail of living like this sleeping in cars it hurts when the nights are too cold or too hot or when you dont know if some one is going to do something to you ii is bad and on the strees its worst just trying to stay as much as you can without sleeping so you can survived and wont get hurt and hunger there a trick you just eat a piece of bread and just a lot of water it will expand and you wont fill hungry before you go to sleep or try any fruit that you can find i ,bad memories those i know how they hunt you every single day that make part of what i am i learn to survived alone if i didnt do it i would been dead a long time ago .
Many of us are struggling but we should help each other when we can. Recently I was in Hawaii, I saw lots of homeless people; many live in tents along the beach. While in Waikiki, everyday after lunch I would share my food. I was so depressed by what I saw I went to the mgr. of the Cheesecake Factory & asked for his help in feeding them. He informed me they work w/an organization that feeds the hungry but he helped anyway. There were a lot of smiles on their faces & I felt so happy & grateful.
I personally can say that the tiptoeing around because you’re afraid of being kicked out is such a real and strong fear. No kid should have to carry that weight on their shoulders.
When I was young. I remember we always don't have enough money to buy anything. We don't have TV. We don't have a telephone. We don't complain about food. We are grateful on what little we have on the table. I even remember my Grandma going to a neighbor to ask for a loan just to put food on our table. Our life was not easy but I have a very happy childhood. I learn to appreciate family values. And that money can't buy you everything in life.
Poor children. The hard part is not to live like they've been living but it's to remenber how they used to live and can't do anything to return. Children don't understand how things works and they don't have to. I think they don't have to face how hard the world it is because they'll have enough time to find out. But believe me, the north-america poverty is not even close of the real poverty like in third world. They are lucky and they don't even know.
This country is suffering a MORAL dilemma. When you allow the greedy and corporations the freedom to exploit the less fortunate then this will always be the outcome. There should be a universal income for each and every single American so that they at least will never be homeless. And mandatory government funded job training centers to help jobless people find good paying jobs. So long as America chooses profits over people, this cycle of poverty will never end.
This makes me so sad.... really.... I just want to cheer them up, tell them everything will be alright, which would unfortunately be a big bad lie.... still, I want to make the smile :(
This is so terribly sad and these children are such an inspiration. I believe that this experience will make them stronger, far more compassionate and grateful for everything they will ever have ~ now and in the future. These are not kids with a sense of entitlement so common with the young today. Getting though such a horrible time will give them the strength and determination to tackle anything life throws at them. Bless them all...
