Heat or Hunger? Low-Income Families Struggle to Cope with Winter Weather

Name: Low-income families struggle to cope with cool temperatures
Uploaded: 2015-02-21T21:00:00+00:00
Duration: 8 min 25 s
Description: As winter drags on, many low-income families are struggling to pay their energy bills. In North Carolina, local governments are partnering with private nonprofit organizations to try to find new ways to help poor families stay warm. NewsHour's Stephen Fee reports. This is part of an ongoing series of reports called “Chasing the Dream,” which reports on poverty and opportunity in America.

As the brutal winter drags on for parts of the country, many low-income families are struggling to pay their energy bills. In North Carolina, local governments are increasingly partnering with private nonprofit organizations to try to find new ways to help poor families stay warm in the winter. NewsHour’s Stephen Fee repo

Premiere: February 21, 2015 | 0:08:25