In Oklahoma, One in Five Children Live in Poverty

Gavin Off:

A year ago, the life Demetria Overstreet and her family knew slowly began to fade.

Her husband, Lenzie, was diagnosed with kidney failure and had to leave his job to begin treatment.

With its main money-maker out of work, mounting medical bills and three children to care for, the family saw its financial problems beginning to build.

At one point, their home's gas and electricity were turned off. Car payments lagged. And at times, the family survived on eating hotdogs and chips.

"It was depressing, especially when my son would come home and said 'Momma, nothing comes on,' " Overstreet said, referring to the electricity.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at January 28, 2010 1:01 AM
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