From helping run a school to taking handouts

At an age when many workers are looking toward to retirement, Mignon Veasley-Fields is looking for a job. She and her 77-year-old husband are raising two granddaughters. Showering them with love is easy. It's the food, clothing, education and medical care that the couple are now struggling to provide.

By Alana Semuels, Los Angeles Times

September 5, 2010