POV

Following the stories of several women and their families, Take It From Me takes a look into the new welfare system and how it will affect the public's view of poverty. Citing her time as a case worker in New York, filmmaker Emily Abt describes her motivation for making the film. Abt talks about the frustration of current and former welfare recipients in relation to making the transition from welfare to work.
 

 
 

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