Born Poor: How Childhood Poverty Shapes a Lifetime
A Special Screening with Frontline
Born Poor: How Childhood Poverty Shapes a Lifetime
Live Film Screening | June 11th
What does growing up in poverty mean for a child’s future?
Join us for a powerful special screening of the Emmy-nominated documentary Born Poor, the follow-up to the acclaimed film Poor Kids. More than a decade later, the film revisits three children first introduced to audiences years ago, following their journeys from childhood into adulthood.
Through the stories of Kaylie, Johnny, and Brittany, this moving documentary reveals how poverty shapes opportunity, identity, and resilience across the lifespan. As they pursue their dreams, they must navigate an economy that often places more barriers than pathways in front of them.
This eye-opening screening invites parents, educators, and professionals to better understand the profound and lasting effects of childhood poverty—and the resilience of young people determined to build a different future.
*Runtime of this screening is 90 minutes.
Frontline is an award-winning investigative documentary program produced by PBS in the United States. Launched in 1983, it creates in-depth films that explore major social, political, economic, and global issues through long-form journalism.
The series is known for rigorous reporting, collaborating with investigative journalists and filmmakers to uncover complex stories—from poverty and public health to war, technology, and government accountability. Episodes typically run about an hour or longer and aim to provide deeper context and analysis than traditional news coverage.
Over the decades, Frontline has produced hundreds of documentaries and received many of the top awards in broadcast journalism for its impactful storytelling and investigative work.