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Every job is automobile dependent. theres this whole other level of difficulty in getting to work. >> yeah. and you see kind of -- i mean, you really understand the necessity of community. i mean, we showed that, that this kind of storeroom in the back of a thrift store where children go to get meals on friday afternoon because they will not be fed again in their homes until monday. thats called the backpack program. and were sponsoring some outreach and do nations to that group of people. becau...

Massive farm bill that included an $8.7 billion cut in food stamps over the next ten years. in a new series "the invisible us" alex wagner takes a look at the importance of food assistance and emergency food programs across the country. moo. >> not all of them are massive operations like the one in new york city. in eastern kentucky, the outreach teep kooeps its food in the back of a thrift store. donated food is stored anywhere theres space. meals can be made out of just about anything the cent...

In eastern kentucky, the outreach teep kooeps its food in the back of a thrift store. donated food is stored anywhere theres space. meals can be made out of just about anything the center receives. >> these are already ready to eat meals. the children love these. >> thats what they serve in the army, isnt it? >> this is what were giving the children because they have nothing else to eat. >> reporter: nine years ago, this started as a backpack program as the children. >> the first priority is the...

The food company hickory farms is matching up to the first $50,000 donated. it is a great way to raise money for a solvable problem. even if you dont have a passion for the poor, if you care about educations, schools, jobs, about our competitiveness as a nation, we have to solve this hunger problem. we cant have a strong america with kids who are not strong. >> it has a cascade effect indeed. thank you gentleman for your time and the work youre doing. >> thank you. in the spirit of giving tues...

The reality that -- >> diedre, one of the things that weve talked a lot about here on the mhp show is about childhood poverty and about the fact that there are 16 million american children living in poverty. either from your own experience or from the parents that you hear from, what do they tell you about the experiences that their kids are dealing with? >> its really sad. i talk to homeless families daily. children who are involved in the backpack program, which is a program that schools spons...

Close to bad, but not the worst. and thats a reality that we didnt know about. >> yeah, the psa is designed to make people think about it. this is the land of parenty. a lot of us have the ability to give and there are a lot of people in need. and its not the people that you always think of. sometimes its your frebd and its your neighbor. the orange tables are simply to help people visualize. this great need, 1 in 6 children is hungry, 50 million americans is hungry. its so easy to donate to you...

I think thats what -- the psa is designed to make people think about it. this is the land of plenty. a lot of us have the ability to give. and there are a lot of people in need. and its not the people that you always think of. sometimes its your friend and its your neighbor. and the orange tables in the psa are simply to help people visualize this great need. 1 in 6 children is hungry. 50 million americans is hungry. and its so easy for us to donate to your food bank. there are great programs no...

Impressed by that. i have to tell you, i do know about poverty. its the worst case scenario. what youve found is pretty close to bad, but not the worst. and thats a reality that we didnt know about. >> yeah, the psa is designed to make people think about it. this is the land of parenty. a lot of us have the ability to give and there are a lot of people in need. and its not the people that you always think of. sometimes its your frebd and its your neighbor. the orange tables are simply to help pe...

Hes just -- bs way for him to ski is actually doing this. >> all right. now you do the same thing, right? >> i do standup. actually i do it on one leg. >> you got a prosthesis. you removed the prosthesis and ski on one leg. >> exactly. >> pretty talented. >> how did you get injured? i was on patrol in iraq and took a direct hit from an r.p.g. and amputated my leg on the spot. >> what has wounded warriors done for you on helping you get your life back on track. >> wounded warriors do a lot of the...