Published: 5/20/2012 - Updated: 1 year ago

Poverty & Politics: Southern Ohio Part 1

Southern Ohio offers a glimpse of a forgotten economic class as the rural poor face daily challenges. CLICK ANY IMAGE TO VIEW FULL PHOTO, START SLIDE SHOW.

Danny Cantrell, left, and his wife Rae Jean Cantrell, right, fill water jugs from a spigot called Buchtel Spring in Buchtel, Ohio. The couple and their two daughters do not have running water in their trailer in Glouster, Ohio, about a 10 minute drive from the water.

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Rae Jean Cantrell, 45, digitizes periodicals while working in the career development center in the non-profit Hocking,Athens, Perry, Community Action Center. Cantrell and her husband do not earn enough income to support their family with government aid. At left is a bulletin board filled with job vacancies in the area.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Rae Jean Cantrell, 45, digitizes periodicals while working in the career development center in the non-profit Hocking,Athens, Perry,... THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Enlarge | Buy This Photo David Hendricks, right, from Middleton, works on building a resume in the resource center called the "One Stop Center" in ... THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Ashley Ebersbach, 22, a single mother of two, works at the "One Stop Center". Ebersbach must walk two miles to ... THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Ashley Ebersbach, 22, a single mother of two, walks two miles to pick up her daughter at day care after she works her shift at the

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Enlarge | Buy This Photo Ashley Ebersbach, 22, a single mother of two, picks up her daughter Constance Bryant, 2. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Misty Lee, 36, left, and Jadie Smith, 23, right, try to print out job vacancies that they find on employment websites on a computer in the career development center in the non-profit Hocking,Athens, Perry, Community Action Center. The Community Action Center develops, manages, and provides services and support to individuals and families who lack sufficient financial resources to meet their basic needs.

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The Pine-Aire Trailer Park Village in Athens Township is nestled under State Rte 33. The mobile park was hit by a tornado in 2010 leaving debris, overturned trailers and trees.

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Andrew Thompson, right, stands on the porch of his trailer with his daughter Shelby Thompson, 4, left, who looks through the door in the Pine-Aire Trailer Park Village in Athens Township. Thompson supports his family by fixing cars and trucks in front of his home.

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Cheyenne McGrath, 5, and her half brother Dallas Snyder, 5, right, play on a stack of limestone that their father, Steve McGrath, 36, unpictured, saved from a house in order to sell for extra money. The family lives in the village of Buchtel in Athens County Ohio.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Cheyenne McGrath, 5, and her half brother Dallas Snyder, 5, right, play on a stack of limestone that their father,... THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Nancy Hill, a juvenile probation officer, talks to a woman, who did not want to be identified, that she tried to help while the woman was incarcerated. Hill expresses a deep concern for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. Hill said that she tries to help juveniles find work.

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Enlarge | Buy This Photo Keith Pickens, left, and Lawrence Hayman, right, have a beverage out near a truck. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Enlarge | Buy This Photo An abandoned home in Meigs County has a framed picture of a child amidst the rubble. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Richard Wamsley, Eligibility Refferal Specialist of Meigs County Jobs and Family Services, helps client David Hendricks, right, from Middleton, who is working on building a resume in the resource center called the

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Poverty & Politics: Southern Ohio Part 1

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