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Hard Times Generation: Families living in cars

November 27, 2011 12:45 PM

Scott Pelley brings "60 Minutes" cameras back to central Florida to document another form of family homelessness: kids and their parents forced to live in cars.

Hard Times Generation: Families living in cars

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by darelj24 November 5, 2012 3:53 PM EST
I really feel for these people. I lived in Florida and the economy is really bad there. It's really bad where am at in California too. I'm about one step away from living in my car. If it wasn't for my family I'd have been on the streets a long time ago. I live every day in fear that I'm not going to be able to pay my rent and I'm going to end up in my car. Something really needs to be done about this situation in America. People shouldn't be forced to go through hardships like this. It's not our fault. There aren't enough jobs out there and they don't pay enough to live on. Everyone needs to take a stand about this issue and do something to fix it. Somebody make a charity, do rallys, marches, protests, whatever it takes. People have to stand and start making some noise before America turns into a third world country.
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by SoccerGal94 October 26, 2012 2:34 PM EDT
This is DISGUSTING! Were are these people's family and friends? What about church or other religous places?

My parents were homeless for close to 4 years, and friends took them in. They now have work and have a place of their own. Now, in turn, they have opened up their home to another family living out of a car...

WE the people can make the difference! Throwing money at the problem via the government is NOT the answer. WE, as Americans, need to help those around us. THAT is were the biggest differences are being made.
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by SpikeZombie August 9, 2012 8:56 AM EDT
Oh I know them :o
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=258981457446749&set=a.221716474506581.63774.217502678261294&type=3&theater
She used to make balloon animals at my job and was a sweet girl.
I took a picture of their dog. xD
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by Arielle_Metzger July 29, 2012 11:50 PM EDT
We soooo want to relocate to Cali. Next year if I get straight A's I will be able to go to Choate Rosemary Academy which is the #1 private high school in the country. Then we would relocate to Connecticut. Our major obstacle is an RV. I swear, anyone who helps me get an RV I will work my butt off to make A's and concentrate on education to better myself, my brother, my Dad, my friends and EVERYONE! So if I could ask for assistance that would last a while through high school, that is what we would want, an RV Life. Financially, money stretches farther.
www.ariellemetzger.com
www.greenstreak.info
www.communityassistance.info
http://www.gofundme.com/xp9ig
My Dad and I have been working on the web together for 3 years or so, that is why there are so many sites for you to browse through. The http://www.gofundme.com/xp9ig takes you directly to how you can help with the RV. My mom said if you don't ask you don't get. So I'm being brave enough to ask. There were some who helped us before. I lost some contacts because my brother's computer crashed. To those who did not make it to our email list or receive a thank you card, BIG HUGE HUGS AND THANK YOU.
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by guybenson48 July 29, 2012 7:44 PM EDT
I've been reading a lot about children & families falling into poverty, Seeing this absolutely breaks my heart.We as Americans can & must do better. Are the politician really watching MY GOD, Many of them call themselves Christians, MAY GOD! i HAVE TO respond with a donation. I want to do more!
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by Gator1212 July 29, 2012 7:29 PM EDT
These families are now in the Pathways to Home program and stably housed. This program is a long-term program to end the cycle of homelessness. Thank goodness for this program in Seminole County. This unique collaboration's goal is to guide, empower and assist these families based on their goals to become self-sufficient.
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by RitaMSullivan July 16, 2012 10:14 PM EDT
I find the optimism that these homeless children are able to maintain absolutely amazing.
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by miheaiy May 30, 2012 8:19 PM EDT
This is inacceptable that the children go starving in the country like United States. It's truely heartbreaking story. And then it's still the people who has to couver up this kind of tragedy. Where goes all those taxs what american has to suffer until their death ?
I am from France and I don't agree on much political issues over here, but at least the governement can't ignore children go starving and live on the street. Shame on gouvernement! Refund the tax back to people !!
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by obbop March 16, 2012 4:13 AM EDT
"There's class warfare, all right, Mr. (Warren) Buffett said, but it's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're winning"

"My friends and I have been coddled long enough by a billionaire-friendly Congress." - Billionaire Warren Buffett, in a New York Times op-ed on Aug. 15.

There has been class warfare going on," Buffett, 81, said in a Sept. 30 interview with Charlie Rose on PBS. It's just that my class is winning. And my class isn't just winning, I mean we're killing them."

And the multi-MILLIONS of illegal aliens DO harm USA working-poor class folks and the unemployed... in MANY ways.

Go experience the actual impact.

It IS real.
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by tim3jones January 28, 2012 11:33 AM EST
We need to keep the story current so people continue to open up their hearts
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