Madison County has been hit hard by the global economic crisis. "Coping with Hard Times," produced in conjunction with an advanced news writing class at Anderson University, chronicles how local people and organizations are coping.

SUNDAY

— Poverty often forces neglect of health care.

— Despite crisis, some Rust Belt cities managing to retool.

— Reality of poverty challenges notion that hard work guarantees success.

— Local experts discuss the causes of poverty.

— Salvation Army uses United Way grant to try to break the cycle of poverty.

— Those just above the poverty line have trouble finding help.

MONDAY

— For food pantries, not-for-profits and churches — funding down, needs up.

TUESDAY

— Poverty, education have symbiotic relationship — for good or bad.