Growing Up Poor in America

The experience of childhood poverty against the backdrop of a pandemic and a national reckoning with racism. Set in Ohio, the film follows children and their families navigating issues of poverty, homelessness, race and new challenges due to COVID-19.

Writing:
  • Ric Esther Bienstock
  • Neil Docherty
  • David Fanning

Stars:
Release Date: 1983-01-17
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44
TMDb: 7.5/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 55

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