One in six American children under 5 lives in poverty — a crisis that shapes health, education and opportunity. PBS’s "Born ...

A photographer spends 15 years documenting an Appalachian family and the constant pressure of poverty in their lives.

Norwegian director Monica Strømdahl spent years traveling across the United States, documenting life in cheap hotels also known as flophouses. Then in 2017, she met 11-year-old Mikal in a hotel lobby.

Premieres Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+ More than a decade ago, in the Emmy-nominated documentary "Poor Kids," the acclaimed PBS series FRONTLINE explored poverty in ...