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Preview: Season 2017 Episode 21 | 30s
FRONTLINE explores the economic crisis as it's rarely seen - through the eyes of children.
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.
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"Poor Kids" - Preview
Preview: Season 2017 Episode 21 | 30s
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.
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FRONTLINE explores the economic crisis as it's rarely seen - through the eyes of children. (53m 41s)
11-year-old Sera's family is one missed payment away from returning to a homeless shelter. (10m 51s)
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