Poor Kids (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

This 2017 documentary explores what poverty means to children in America through the stories of three families.This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: http://www.pbs.org/donateTravel to the Quad Cities, a great American crossroads along the border of Iowa and Illinois, to explore the lives of children living in the suburbs of the nation’s heartland and growing up poor. Told from the point of view of the children themselves, this one-hour documentary offers perspective on the impact of unemployment, foreclosure and financial distress as seen through the eyes of the children affected.Love FRONTLINE? Find us on the PBS Video App where there are more than 300 FRONTLINE documentaries available for you to watch any time: https://to.pbs.org/FLVideoApp#Documentary #PoorKidsSubscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/1BycsJWInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/frontlinepbsTwitter: https://twitter.com/frontlinepbsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/frontlineFunding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Major funding for FRONTLINE is provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Ford Foundation. Additional funding is provided by the Abrams Foundation, the Park Foundation, and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation.