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One Crisis Away At The Holidays

Abby Hernandez, 2, shopped with her mother and grandmother at Walmart in Dallas. Photo/Lara Solt
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How Nonprofits Help North Texans During The Holidays

The Rosenheim family has moved into an apartment in North Richland Hills. Photo/Lara Solt
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After Job Loss And Eviction, A Family Starts From Scratch

Tosha Hightower, a postmaster who lives in Arlington, shopped at
Old Navy with her daughter, Danielle. Photo/Courtney Collins
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A Tale Of Two Shoppers: Making Tough Decisions At The Register

Customers Tara Hairston and son Tyler Kennedy, 14, order lunch at Quincy and Sheri Brown's food truck, Ain't No Mo! Butter Cakes.
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For This Small Business, The Pressure Is On During The Holidays

Thomas and Friends Trackmaster Motorized Railway display at Walmart in Dallas.
Photo/Lara Solt
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How Shoppers Racked Up Debt Over The Decades

Shoppers walk through Christmas aisles at Walmart in Dallas. Photographed on Monday, November 16, 2015. Photo/Lara Solt
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One Crisis Away puts a human face on asset poverty and the financial struggles of people in North Texas. One in three North Texans can’t weather a financial storm that lasts 90 days. The problem's known as asset poverty, and it doesn't discriminate. A job loss, health emergency, even legal trouble is enough to plunge a third of our friends and neighbors into financial distress.

One Crisis Away At The Holidays is funded in part by Communities Foundation of Texas and Texas Women’s Foundation.

KERA News

Reporter: Courtney Collins

Photographer: Lara Solt

Digital News Editor: Eric Aasen

Digital Coordinator: Molly Evans

Executive Producer: Jeff Whittington

KERA VP, News: Rick Holter

KERA VP, Digital: Alan Melson