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Documentaries on Poverty

  • The documentary, "Growing Up Poor in America", follows three children and their families in the state of Ohio as the COVID-19 pandemic amplifies their struggle to stay afloat: https://youtu.be/qAxQltlGodA

  • This 2017 documentary explores what poverty means to children in America through the stories of three families: https://youtu.be/HQvetA1P4Yg?t=9

  • The Line: Poverty in America: this 2017 documentary shows the new face of poverty in America. About 50 million people in the United States live below the poverty line (In 2014- $23,850 for a family of 4) and one in four American children lives in poverty. But what is poverty in America? What defines “the line” and how can the community make a difference?: https://youtu.be/rHyNBGIFYl8


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