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The Pain of Foreclosure and Bankruptcy

Season 2 Episode 203 | 26m 45s

A single mom in El Paso, TX, a young family in Baton Rouge, LA about to lose their home, and a veteran in Washington D.C. on the brink of bankruptcy need help. Opportunity Coaches Jean Chatzky, Louis Barajas, and Patrice Washington arrive just in time.

Aired: 04/30/24 | Expires: 04/30/26
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
Extras
The coaches show the families how to find nonprofits to help them get ahead.
Opportunity Knock$ as the families are presented with $30,000 to reach bigger goals.
The families use The Opportunity Finder to identify help in their communities.
The Opportunity Coaches travel to LA, Tampa, and Philadelphia to meet families.
The Opportunity Coaches travel to Lake Charles, El Paso, and Raleigh to meet families.
The families build financial resilience by using tools provided by their coaches.
Families wrap up their initial coaching sessions and start to work on their goals.
Families work with Opportunity Coaches who provide tips to get their finances on track.
Six families travel to Dollywood to meet Opportunity Coaches to help change their lives.
Families strengthen their financial foundation by visiting resources in their communities.
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The families successfully follow their financial plans and we see the changes.
The coaches return and see how far the families have come on their journey.
Using the coaches' tools the families now have the skills to be successful on their own.
Families move forward with their goals and use a new tool called The Opportunity Coach.
Families continue to meet with nonprofit resources in their communities.
The coaches show the families how to find nonprofits to help them get ahead.
The families use The Opportunity Finder to identify help in their communities.
Families strengthen their financial foundation by visiting resources in their communities.
Six families on the brink of financial ruin anxiously prepare to get help.
When the coaches arrive the stakes are high. Is it too late for one family?