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The View from Camden, N.J.: Homeless and Missing the Recovery

The economy may be rebounding, but the benefits have yet to filter down to the hundreds of thousands of homeless Americans. Here's the story of one homeless mother: how she wound up in a shelter in a tough town and how the world looks from her perspective.

From Hard Worker to Recession Victim to New Hope

When DailyFinance first met Candido Gonzalez last December for our "New Homeless" report, the New Yorker had been laid off for two years from his job of 19 years -- and living at the Bowery Mission. Today, the father of two finally has a job and a new outlook.