FRONTLINE

Poor Kids [2012]

Clip: Season 2017 Episode 21 | 53m 41s  | Video has closed captioning.

FRONTLINE spent months following three young girls who are growing up against the backdrop of their families' struggles against financial ruin. At a time when one in five American kids lives below the poverty line, "Poor Kids" is an is an intimate portrait of the economic crisis as it's rarely seen, through the eyes of children.

Aired: 11/20/12

Rating: NR

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