CNN Hunger Game Feeding Americas Kids July 4, 2015 20:48:00
We're doing a good thing here. >> the desperation in a city like bridgeport is intense. >> reporter: rick torres is on the city council here. >> poverty is derived from a lack of jobs. to repair poverty you need more jobs. you can't do it by giving people stuff because the government will only give you enough to just barely survive, just right there, but having a large portion of your city be right there is a desperate situation. >> reporter: a situation mercedes knows all too well. >> i can't do more. sorry. i can't do more right now. it's taken me so long that every time i try to save someth...
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