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The Working Poor

A growing number of Ohio families are turning to non-profit agencies for food, not just the unemployed but those with jobs -- the working poor. According to a statewide survey, one in every ten Ohioans turned to charity for food between July and September. And, advocates for the poor say the situation is getting worse. From member station WOSU Marilyn Smith reports on the situation in Columbus.