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In this Jan. 19, 2014 photo, Debbie Jurcak, left, talks during lunch with her 16-year-old son Dakota at the family apartment in Aurora, Ill. Jurcak, 43, was among many Americans who lost unemployment benefits in late December. On the verge of eviction, she and her husband sought the help of faith-based organizations to help them pay rent. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)

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In this Jan. 16, 2014 photo, taken from AP video, Debbie Jurcak, a mother of three, waits for her turn to select groceries at the West Suburban Community Pantry in Woodridge, Ill. Jurcak, 43, was among many Americans who lost unemployment benefits in late December. On the verge of eviction, she and her husband sought the help of faith-based organizations to help them pay rent. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)

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In this Jan. 16, 2014 photo, taken from AP video, Debbie Jurcak, a mother of three, checks out the bread at the West Suburban Community Pantry in Woodridge, Ill. Jurcak, 43, was among many Americans who lost unemployment benefits in late December. On the verge of eviction, she and her husband sought the help of faith-based organizations to help them pay rent. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)

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In this Jan. 16, 2014 photo, Debbie Jurcak, a mother of three, carries her 4-year-old daughter Ella off the school bus after preschool outside their apartment in Aurora, Ill. Jurcak, 43, was among many Americans who lost unemployment benefits in late December. On the verge of eviction, she and her husband sought the help of faith-based organizations to help them pay rent. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)

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In this Jan. 16, 2014 photo, Debbie Jurcak, a mother of three, works on an application for state aid at her apartment in Aurora, Ill. Jurcak, 43, was among many Americans who lost unemployment benefits in late December. On the verge of eviction, she and her husband sought the help of faith-based organizations to help them pay rent. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)

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In this Jan. 16, 2014 photo, Debbie Jurcak, a mother of three, looks at paperwork to help with an application for state aid at her apartment in Aurora, Ill. Jurcak, 43, was among many Americans who lost unemployment benefits in late December. On the verge of eviction, she and her husband sought the help of faith-based organizations to help them pay rent. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)

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In this Jan. 16, 2014 photo, Debbie Jurcak, a mother of three, works on an application for state aid at her apartment in Aurora, Ill. Jurcak, 43, was among many Americans who lost unemployment benefits in late December. On the verge of eviction, she and her husband sought the help of faith-based organizations to help them pay rent. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)

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In this Jan. 16, 2014 photo, Debbie Jurcak, a mother of three, works on an application for state aid at her apartment in Aurora, Ill. Jurcak, 43, was among many Americans who lost unemployment benefits in late December. On the verge of eviction, she and her husband sought the help of faith-based organizations to help them pay rent. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)

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In this Jan. 16, 2014 photo, Debbie Jurcak, a mother of three, selects a loaf of bread at the West Suburban Community Pantry in Woodridge, Ill. Jurcak, 43, was among many Americans who lost unemployment benefits in late December. On the verge of eviction, she and her husband sought the help of faith-based organizations to help them pay rent. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)