New program helps families pay for laundry in hopes of keeping more kids in school. JohnBDias explains how it works:
A new program in Queens is helping keep some kids in school, but it's not what you might expect. Demetrios Vasiadis, co-owner 14th Laundry, told CBS2 his customers often have to contemplate --"Do I make dinner? Do I do laundry? Or do I help the kid with homework?"
"Now with inflation and recession worries, we see people counting their quarters and making sure they stretch that quarter as far as it can go," Vasiadis said.
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