I spend my days playing basketball, reading, writing and studying psychology, as well as, true crime. I have been homeschooled for the past seven years. Some children may suffer one or more deprivations and others experience none at all, therefore the average number of deprivations suffered per child can be used to assess how poor children are.īIO: My name is Alexandria and I am a homeschooled teen from Oklahoma (Tornado Alley). Not only are more children experiencing poverty than before, the poorest children are getting poorer as well. Now I know the importance of a savings account. I learned how COVID-19 and losing your job can really change the way you live. The way that poverty affected these families is very sad. It definitely gave me a broader perspective on appreciating what you have. “I actually am worried about the future, I just want us to be all good.” “ I think it does make it harder to get out of poverty,” Kyah says of racism towards Black people. Some of them participate in protests calling for an end to racial injustice. Īs the pandemic continues and the country also reckons with issues of racism in the time of George Floyd’s death, the children share their worries and wishes about their futures. “In my opinion my mom doesn’t get paid as much as she should, because my mom works hard and she deserves a little bit more,” Laikyen says.
She is thankful for the food pantry down the street, where in addition to helping keep her family from going hungry, her beloved “Miss Candy” helps her with her homework. Laikyen is twelve years old, her mother, Fantasy, works at a gas station to provide for Laikyen and her sister. “I try not to show my feelings because I know it will be overwhelming and it makes things worse.” “What makes me the saddest about all this is seeing my mom like this,” Kyah says. Kyah watches video tours of houses online, imagining that her family will one day have a home of their own. Her family lost many of their cherished possessions when they could no longer make payments to the storage facility holding their belongings. While her mother searches for a way to gaining 2 residence and still stay in Kyah’s school district. They stay in a bedroom at a relative’s house. Kyah is 14 years old, her mother, Becky, and her older sister, Kelia, became homeless when her mother became unable to pay their rent because her job fell through due to the pandemic. He feels the need to protect his mother from his fears about the family’s struggle. “I mean, it’s a lot of pressure on me, but I try to do my best,” he says. Shawn has a younger sister who he helps take care of, because of his father’s absence he feels like a role model and father figure for her.
They live in a trailer provided by government assistance. Shawn is 13 years old, his mother, Crystal works at the Salvation Army Food Pantry, he fears his mother will catch the virus because of her health conditions. The film is supported by the WNET “Chasing the Dream” initiative. As the pandemic continues, the presidential election approaches and America reckons with racism, FRONTLINE offers a powerful look at child poverty in the time of COVID-19 - told from the perspective of the children themselves. Director Jezza Neumann, who made 2012’s “Poor Kids,” once again delves into how poverty impacts children. In early 2020, it was estimated that almost 12 million children in America were living in poverty - a burden disproportionately borne by Black and Latino kids. “Growing Up Poor in America” follows 3 families in the battleground state of Ohio as the COVID-19 pandemic amplifies their struggle to stay afloat.
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