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IT'S BEEN A HARD YEAR FOR MANY NEW MEXICO FAMILIES TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET... ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO'VE LOST THEIR JOBS AND THEIR HOMES. BUT THROUGH THE TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES ... FAMILIES ARE STILL FINDING WAYS TO BE THANKFUL. ANTOINETTE ANTONIO IS HERE WITH THE STORY. ANTOINETTE? ASK ANY FAMILY AT THE JOY JUNCTION HOMELESS SHELTER.. AND THEY'LL TELL YOU THAT EVEN THOUGH THEY DON'T HAVE A JOB OR A PERMANENT ROOF OVER THEIR HEADS.. THEY STILL HAVE PLENTY TO CELEBRATE THIS THANKSGIVING. BETHENY AND JONATHAN MATHENY WOULD'VE NEVER IMAGINED A FEW MONTHS AGO... THAT THEY'D BE SPENDING THEIR THANKSGIVING WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE. 'we had never been In this situation, it was just very shocking, it just hit us all at once, just this one day we had to pack up everything and show up here .'JONATHAN WAS ONCE A COMPUTER EXECUTIVE. AFTER LOSING HIS JOB.... HE HAD TO MOVE HIS FAMILY INTO A MOTEL... A TROUBLED ECONOMY DIDN'T HELP HIS SITUATION. 'I had some medical issues and when all those had resolved themselves and by the time I came back the downturn had already happened so there is nothing for me to do.'5 MONTHS AGO THE FAMILY MOVED INTO JOY JUNCTION. HIS LITTLE GIRLS ... WHO RANGE IN AGE FROM 4 MONTHS TO 7 YEARS OLD... ARE CALLING THE SHELTER HOME.. AT LEAST FOR NOW. BUT -- THE MATHENY'S ARE STILL FINDING A LOT TO BE THANKFUL FOR. 'this has become our almost surrogate family, so we are with family for thanksgiving.'IT'S A SIMILAR STORY FOR SINGLE MOM, LYNETT FOX, AND HER TWO KIDS. A FEW MONTHS AGO SHE HAD A JOB AND A HOUSE... NOW SHE'S ONE OF HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE STAYING AT JOY JUNCTION. BUT LIKE THE MATHENY'S... FOX IS LOOKING AT THE BRIGHT MOMENTS DURING HER TOUGH TIMES. 'we were talking about what we were thankful for and I just looked around remebered this is my family here too cuz we are a big family here and everybody sticks together and we all try to help each other and that's one thing i'm really thankful for is that I have my other family.' JOY JUNCTION SAYS DONATIONS ARE DOWN RIGHT NOW... BUT THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE LOOKING FOR HELP IS WAY UP. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP YOU CAN CONTACT THE

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Made in january. In one new mexico community, it's getting more and more difficult to hire people during the holidays. But it's not because there aren't enough applicants-- katie ryan is in our roswell bureau to explain the trouble some businesses are having with drug testing. Katie? According to a manager at wal- mart in roswell, even with black friday around the corner-- they're not fully staffed. The same goes for the cable company. The reason-- many job applicants can't pass the simple drug screening. A manager at cable one, who didn't feel comfortable going on camera, tells us the failed drug screenings take up the company's time... While making employees work more in order to pick up the slack. What's more--the costs quickly add up for companies when they require drug testing, which can run upwards of and#036;200 for each applicant-- other corporations in the area say they're unable to go on camera with us because the information breaches an applicant's confidentiality. Live in roswell, katie ryan, eyewitness news four. Retailers are

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