A closer look into the United Way's goal to help more than 200 homeless families with the 10 Cares RYSE Up Roanoke Telethon

ROANOKE (WSLS 10 ) - The 10 Cares RYSE Up Roanoke Telethon is Wednesday. WSLS 10 is teaming up with United Way to help homeless families in our region. The United Way goal is to get more than than 200 families into a home, at a cost of about $8,000 per family. WSLS 10's Jenna Zibton explains why this is so important.