For the past several years, my wife has been volunteering three days a week at a local food pantry, where she essentially makes arrangements to keep the utilities turned on for people that are unable to make ends meet. It's very sobering to say the least. She sent me this link this morning which is not the most uplifting news of the day, but reality nonetheless. Some surprising facts and figures when you look at pages 98-114 and realize that just because you're warm and fed, your neighbor might not be so lucky.

https://www.huduser.gov/portal/sites...HAR-Part-1.pdf