Helping the Homeless (1410)

Despite the nation's "good" economy, some 12 million children and 19 million adults still suffer from, or live on the edge of, hunger. While the holiday season is usually a time when organizations step-up efforts to provide food for the disadvantaged, the problem is all year long. Our guests, who each participate in efforts to help, discuss the hunger problem in New Jersey and their respective efforts. We talk about the working poor and the impact welfare reform has had on the increase in hungry families, and what lawmakers are doing, or not doing, to combat this problem.

Studio guests - Kamili Williams, Director of Agency Services, Community Food Bank of NJ - Connie Mercer, Founder / Director, HomeFront - Connie Wheeler, Volunteer, Feed the Homeless Project, Our Lady of Divine Shepherd Church