New WTTW Docuseries Examines Poverty In Chicago Area
The documentary series is part of WTTW’s multiplatform, multiyear initiative focusing on firsthand accounts of critical issues in Chicago.
By Stephanie KimNew WTTW Docuseries Examines Poverty In Chicago Area
The documentary series is part of WTTW’s multiplatform, multiyear initiative focusing on firsthand accounts of critical issues in Chicago.
By Stephanie Kim
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A new WTTW docuseries out this week explores the impacts of intergenerational poverty through the lens of five Chicagoans’ experiences.
Reset brings on the creator of FIRSTHAND: Living in Poverty, an expert on poverty and one of the residents involved in the project to learn more.
GUESTS: Dan Protess, executive producer of FIRSTHAND
Patricia Jackson, South Side native
Ebony Scott, partnership director at the Family Independence Initiative