you had to grow up pretty fast. >> arielle metzger: yeah. >> austin metzger: yeah. >> arielle metzgertime i see, like, a teenager or any other kid fighting with their parents or arguing with them and, like, not doing what they're told, it really hurts me. because they could be in my shoes. and, of course, i don't want them to be in my shoes. but they need to learn to appreciate what they have and who they have in their life, because it may be the last day they might have it. >> pelley: at the end of this day, when the play was over and the kids were ready for bed, tom metzger judged the lighting behind the theater and decided this was as good a spot as any in seminole county to make a home for the night. >> go to 60minutesovertiime.com to see how scott pelley's team found the families for tonight's story. sponsored by lipitor. i'd race down that hill without a helmet. i took some steep risks in my teens. i'd never ride without one now. and since my doctor prescribed lipitor, i won't go without it for my high cholesterol and my risk of heart attack. why kid myself? diet and exercise we

we found students living in cars and trucks-- including austin and arielle metzger, who we featured lastnutes." they get cleaned up each morning in gas stations. beth davalos, who runs homeless programs for the seminole schools, told us the need is only growing. why is it happening right now what's changing? >> people are running out of resources. the unemployment runs out, the savings runs out, the family that lent them money doesn't have it anymore because they're looking at economic hardship. >> reporter: davalos organized the homeless family event. >> when we look at that and we see all of those people there, what's happening? >> that is when we bring the community together over 40 agencies in one location at one time. it's a one stop shop so families can learn about exactly what resources are available. >> food stamps and medicaid are on the left-hand side. >> thank you so much. >> i let them know that there is hope. in this situation, being the strength of the family, that's the hardest part. having to dwell where we are and still put this glow on the outside, that's the hard part.

. >> pelley: this is the home of the metzger, arielle, 15, her brother austin, 13.died when they were very young. their dad, tom, is a carpenter who's been looking for work ever since florida's construction industry collapsed. when foreclosure took their house, he bought the truck with his last thousand dollars. how long have you been living in this truck? >> about five months. >> pelley: what's that like? >> it's an adventure. >> that's how we see it. >> it's not really that much of an embarrassment. it's only life. you do what you need to do, right? bye, daddy! >> pelley: the metzgers blend in with more than 1,100 students in the seminole school system. we met 15 students who had been living in cars. >> well, i worry someone would just break in and steal my mom's purse. >> reporter: jade wile gee eight years old, she spent three weeks living in her car. did you think you were ever going to get out of the car? >> i thought i was going to be stuck in the car. >> pelley: how did you get out of the car? >> well, there's this nice lady named beth and then she gave us a

. >> this is the home of the metzger family. ariel, 15. her brother austin, 13. their mother died when they were very young. their dad, tom, is a carpenter who has been looking for work ever since florida's construction industry collapsed. when foreclosure took their house, he bought the truck with his last $1000. >> how long have you been living in this truck? >> about five months. >> what's that like? >> it's an adventure. >> that's how we see it. >> yeah, it's not really that much of an embarrassment. it's only life. you do what you need to do, right? >> bye, daddy! >> have a good day! >> the mets gears blend in with more than 1100 students at seminole county schools. at the school, we met 15 kids living in cars. >> see more tonight on 60 minutes right here on cbs 5. >>> certainly a foggy start to sunday. will things clear for the week ahead? jim's pinpoint forecast, coming up. ,,,,,,,,,, [ dennis ] allstate wants everyone to be protected on the road. whether you're an allstate customer or not. all you have to do is call. [ female announcer ] call allstate now

. >> pelley: this is the home of the metzger family-- arielle, 15; her brother austin, 13. mother died when they were very young. their dad, tom, is an unemployed carpenter. the kids clean up for school at gas stations and study in the library. four years after the start of the great recession, 16 million american children are living in poverty. so you're really not heating up food so much. you're eating out of cans. >> yep. >> so, definitely an aroma, the mandarin dancy tangerine. >> safer: meet the flavorists, whose mission for the food industry is to create an irresistible craving for everything from chicken soup to soda pop. >> we want, you know, a burst in the beginning, and maybe a finish that doesn't linger too much, so that you want more of it. >> safer: ah. ( laughter ) so i see, it's going to be a quick fix and then... >> have more. >> safer: but that suggests something else, which is called addiction. >> exactly. >> safer: you're trying to create an addictive taste. >> that's a good word. >> simon: you used to be a pretty bad girl. now, you are a u.n. ambassador.