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In our efforts to help the homeless, we often overlook the possibility that they might have something that could help us. People who've learned to live rough on the streets can have a wisdom and resilience most of us will never know. San Diego photojournalist Susan Madden Lankford documents these hard lives, and hard lessons in her new book of photographs.

The number of people living in poverty in San Diego County is growing at a rate that's seven times faster than the national average. Hundreds of thousands of San Diego families are forced to decide between putting food on the table and paying rent or buying medicine for their children each month. We discuss what those in need can do to get social services and food.

Just one day after a federal report revealed that 1 in 7 U.S. families struggled to get enough to eat last year, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack urged lawmakers to reauthorize school nutrition programs that help feed the nation's schoolchildren.

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition to block Tuesday's scheduled execution of John Allen Muhammad, who authorities said planned a series of 2002 shootings that terrified the Washington, D.C. area. Muhammad's 17-year-old accomplice is serving a life sentence.

A special report from All Things Considered and NPR.org explores the challenges facing President Obama, America and Afghanistan in the troubled region and the options available to the U.S.

Some California lawmakers are still scratching their heads over new state anti-fraud rules for in-home care services for the elderly and disabled. And counties say the new law that went into effect this week is causing service delays. The stakeholders met Thursday to discuss the changes.

The House and Senate Democrats have released health care reform bills recently. Although, the bills are very similar, finding agreement on a few of the key differences could take awhile. What are the key elements of the House and Senate bills? And, what are the main areas of disagreement between the plans?

The Marines in Afghanistan's Helmand province are pursuing a counterinsurgency strategy of "hold to build" — pushing out the Taliban and helping the Afghan government bring a sense of normalcy to villages in a region known as the "snake's head."

A $325 million county program that provides care for the elderly and disabled will undergo reform under a plan adopted today by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.

Under a new anti-fraud law thousands of disabled and elderly Californians could have trouble getting home care services. Starting this all new service providers have to get criminal background checks.