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Some days i didnt shower soy could feel the nastiness. today i wasnt going to brush my teeth, but i was like no, im going to take that back. >> none of you all listen? we always been here. we always going to be here. >> new jersey! >> im honored to declare this years awardings. >> reporter: in the end, despite a great performance, fred doesnt place in the top three. and fails to win any money. >> congrats, man. >> i dont feel bummed at all because this is my first national competition. im just g...

Fred is with me. ♪ >> reporter: doug and mary jeffreys dwindling income cant cover their expenses. they may be out of time. what is going to happen? what are the options? >> there arent any options. >> im an optimist. >> reporter: and carl fields has been looking for a job on his own. >> i found out that carl was unemployed through someone else. >> reporter: now that pastor soaries knows, what can he do? yellowbook has always been good for business. but these days you need more than the book.

The jeffreys clear up their debt, his solution for this high school senior may force him to acquire it. >> i want to go to school, you know. i think school is something that i need, you know. it will mature me, make me a better person. and it will make the person that i want to be. >> i aint afraid of you either. you know why? im you. >> fred phelp is an aspiring actor, and his goal is to get into a college drama program. >> i will never allow a man to control me and control what i am. >> less t...

Average. we heard from his teacher and his guidance counselor. and so because of the work he did, he is accepted to kean university. >> reporter: the college also heard from someone else. do you pull strings to get fred into college? >> pull strings? >> yeah. or whatever phrase you would rather use? make it happen? snap your fingers? pick up the phone? >> i picked up the phone to make sure that nothing got lost in the sauce and that fred didnt -- didnt fall between the cracks. >> reporter: what ...

Right? >> fred dreams of becoming somebody. >> i pray for the audition and pray that you give him the strength. bring every line to memorization. >> reporter: first, he must get into college and then find the money to pay for it. >> stay focused and completely tuned and block everybody out. >> reporter: today he is auditioning to get into the drama program at kean university. >> when youre ready. >> i hate you. you know that? you know that? yeah, you do. because now you turned your heads and you...

Underdeveloped. there is talent there. there is potential there. but the access, the opportunities may be lacking. so america is going to pay for it. so its in our economic and workforce best interest to nurture the talent we have in our backyard. >> reporter: pastor soaries and christy adams from first baptist see college potential in fred, despite his c grades. but if fred graduates with a bachelors degree from his first choice school, he is guaranteed debt. it could be more than $50,000 worth...

>> reporter: she has a masters of divinity from princeton cemetery. >> what do you make? >> i believe yes. he needs motivation. and if i wasnt here or anybody here pushing him, then i think that he would be a lot more nervous, and i think he would probably choke. >> reporter: has he choked before? >> yes. >> reporter: they met a year before when fred auditioned for a church program. why do you think they belief in you so much? >> i think god definitely has to play a part. like he didnt bring us ...

I say pastor, i aint doing so well today. what is going on? thats when i just had to tell him what the deal was. >> reporter: was it embarrassing? >> oh, yeah, quite. quite. >> reporter: how hard is it going to be if you have to give this up? >> well, you know what, soledad? it could be worse. its not going to be so bad. it really isnt. im all right. >> reporter: really? >> but i dont think ill have to give it up. >> reporter: okay. as fred tries to figure out his college finances, he hits an un...