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Eviction & Predatory Loans

Season 2 Episode 202 | 26m 45s

Parents worried about eviction from their apartment in Columbus, Ohio, a second marriage and blended family in Seattle, WA, and cancer survivor in New Orleans all share one goal. They need immediate help beating the system to turn their financial lives around. Finally help arrives when Jean Chatzky, Louis Barajas and Patrice Washington visit their homes. Is it too late?

Aired: 04/30/24 | Expires: 04/30/26
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
Extras
Families are presented with up to $20,000 to reach bigger goals when Opportunity Knock$.
The families meet in Los Angeles to share their financial journeys with their coaches.
The families successfully follow their financial plans and we see the changes.
Using the coaches' tools the families now have the skills to be successful on their own.
The coaches return and see how far the families have come on their journey.
Families move forward with their goals and use a new tool called The Opportunity Coach.
Families strengthen their financial foundation by visiting resources in their communities.
The families use The Opportunity Finder to identify help in their communities.
The coaches show the families how to find nonprofits to help them get ahead.
When paycheck to paycheck doesn’t cut it one family might lose their home.