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Mom lost job while caring for ill daughter
MILTON -- Catrina had a job. But when her daughter became ill, Catrina missed several days of work to stay home and care for her. Then her employer let her go. "It's really hard to find a job right now," said Catrina, 28.
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Food baskets help 415 people
SUNBURY -- About 16 volunteers spent more than two weeks packaging 415 food baskets to feed families in crisis and, on Tuesday, the families arrived in droves. The Sunbury Salvation Army held its Christmas Basket Giveaway at the Amateur Softball Association of Pennsylvania Hall of Fame and Training Center.
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Disabled mom has wish list for kids
HARTLETON -- Twenty-seven-year-old Jessica Yetter, of Hartleton, said for the last three years, it feels like her world has crashed in. Yetter had major back surgery that didn't go as planned and left her with permanent nerve damage in her back and legs. She can't work and has been waiting for Social Security assistance for three years.
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Crash, illness cause pair to lose home
LEWISBURG -- Gregory Peoples had no idea he inherited a rare, genetic disease from his father until he suffered serious injuries in a car accident this year.
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Family works and saves, but needs help
MONTANDON -- Her husband works full time, and Michelle Diehl stays home to raise their 10-year-old son and avoid child care costs. Yet Richard and Michelle find themselves in the same position as many other families this holiday season -- a financial bind.
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Boy, 11, wants sewing machine
McEWENSVILLE -- Billie Joe Baker has been on disability for years, and her 39-year-old husband, William, is unemployed. They've managed to get by on her Social Security income, but this time of year, things are especially hard.
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Clothes, toys would make 3 kids happy, single mother says
MILTON -- Clairbel Familia moved to Pennsylvania two years ago to be near her eldest son and his girlfriend and to get help with her younger children. But being the sole support for an entire family takes a toll on the single mother.
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Layoff forces family to seek help
MILTON -- Things had been fine most of this year for James Cordetsky, 23, and Beth Ann Keifer, 21, an engaged couple in Milton with two children, a 5-year-old girl and an 8-month-old boy.
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