191,725 children live below the poverty line in Colorado. Here are the stories of eight families and how they cope. (Denver Post) View

The Best Videojournalism Stories of 2009 ... Celebrating excellence in video, journalism and storytelling. View

Geisiel, 21, abandoned his dangerous life as a begging, drug-taking Rio de Janeiro street kid to build a better life for his own two kids. (VJMovement) View

Surrogate births are a godsend to some couples, but when more than two people create a baby, legal ambiguities increase the potential for custody disputes. (NYT) View

A comedic British filmmaker grows facial hair and tests the effect on a fearful public in the aftermath of terrorist bombings in London. (BBC) View

Two Marilyn Monroe impersonators compete for attention on Hollywood Boulevard. (LAT) View

An amusing analysis of a hot new internet fad that randomly connects strangers via webcam. (Warning: Not recommended for kids!) View

Dick and Bonnie Cain are determined to live in a 19th-century world of solitude without any modern technology. (Texas Country Reporter) View

Bessie Mae Berger, 97, and her two sons, Larry and Charlie, both in their 60s, tried to survive while living in their rusty '73 Chevy Suburban. (LAT) View

Heartwrenching stories of Appalachian women who are struggling to escape from tragic lives of poverty, domestic violence and substance abuse. (Soulalpha.com) View

What can be done to curb the growth of Native American youth violence on the Oglala Sioux Reservation in Pine Ridge, South Dakota? (NYT) View

Nikolski, a remote village of 30 people in the Aleutian Islands, is losing its school, jeopardizing the fate of an entire community. (NYT) View