Article: Neediest Cases aims to give help

In the world of the professional working person, the worries through this holiday season may be how to cut back a bit on the gift list, or weighing the merits of moving stock investments to something safer.

For those living in poverty, the questions frankly, are more basic: Which prescription do I buy this month because I can't afford both? Is it better to pull the unsightly and painful tooth and live with the gap it creates or leave it be?

Sometimes the issues of poverty aren't easily resolved even with the healthiest economy around.

* A mother leaves a violent relationship and flees to rural West Virginia, where her family has offered use of a mobile home. They have a roof over their ...

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