Some children in Kentucky need a little help.  ABC News has done a series of reports on the problem, and here is what they say:

Central Appalachia has up to three times the national poverty rate, an epidemic of prescription drug abuse, the shortest life span in the nation, toothlessness, cancer and chronic depression. But everywhere in these hills, there are also young fighters filled with courage and hope.

Here are some videos to watch:

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