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What Happened To Poverty in America in 2021
When it comes to tracking how poverty impacts American families with children — a subject documented in 2017's 'Poor Kids' and 2020's 'Growing Up Poor in America' — estimates for 2021 reveal something noteworthy.
December 22, 2021
Catching Up With 2 of the Kids from ‘Poor Kids’
Nine years after the documentary’s premiere, we talked to Kaylie and Johnny about where they are today, what’s next and life during COVID.
December 7, 2021
How COVID Has Impacted Poverty in America
In the years leading up to 2020, the poverty rate in America had been on a gradual decline. But the pandemic changed everything.
December 8, 2020
Remembering Roger Smith from "Poor Kids"
Roger Smith, one of several children featured in the FRONTLINE documentary "Poor Kids," was killed in a car accident after his truck skidded on a frozen overpass and struck a tree.
April 17, 2018
How Poverty Can Follow Children Into Adulthood
Poverty can follow children into adulthood, affecting their long-term physical and mental health, and making it harder to finish school and climb out of poverty.
November 22, 2017
She Was 10 and Loved Her Dog, But Poverty Meant a Hard Goodbye
FRONTLINE's documentary, "Poor Kids," explores what poverty means to children. For 10-year-old, Kaylie, it meant saying goodbye to her beloved dog.
November 21, 2017
What's Happened to Brittany, Jonny and Kaylie?
When FRONTLINE's left the Quad Cities in 2012, the characters from "Poor Kids" were all at different stages in their lives. Two years later, how are they doing?
July 22, 2014
Map: Where is Childhood Homelessness Getting Worse?
Four years into the nation's economic recovery, the issue of childhood homelessness has only grown worse.
November 6, 2013
Live Chat Transcript -- Helping America's Poor Kids
Join a chat for "Poor Kids" with the film's producer Jezza Neumann, author Alex Kotlowitz and poverty expert Ron Haskins, Wednesday 11/21 at 12 pm ET. You can leave a question now.
November 20, 2012
Sera's Story: Growing Up Poor in San Francisco
11-year-old Sera and her family are just one missed rental payment away from returning to a homeless shelter.
November 20, 2012
Jezza Neumann on Making the Film & Helping the Kids
Director, producer and editor Jezza Neumann reflects on making "Poor Kids," what he's learned while making films about children living in poverty over the last decade and what he hopes viewers will take away from the film.
November 20, 2012
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