Intergenerational Poverty In The Film 'Homeless To Harvard'

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The movie ‘Homeless to Harvard’ is about a young girl named Liz, who struggles with intergenerational poverty, becomes homeless, and eventually turns her life around to graduate from high school and attends college at Harvard University. “ Children are growing up in low-income families face many challenges that children from more advantaged families do not. These kids are more likely to experience multiple family transitions, more frequently, and change schools. The schools they attend are less well funded, and the neighborhoods they live in are more disadvantaged. The parents of these children have few resources to invest in them, and as a consequence, their homes have few cognitively stimulating materials, and their parents invest less in their …show more content…

Also, you see the connection between the personal problems of the individuals and the broader context of the social structures and values. The social forces of addiction and mental and the breakdown of the family compared to low-income housing and lack of resources opened my eyes to what people experience every day in this country. In Liz’s case, this was a reality that she was forced to live in with little support systems. In the end, she was able to find the support system through education and a guidance counselor who helped her to achieve her goal of breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty. In the end, Liz was able to overcome her past and become a motivational speaker to help others to transform problems into opportunities. Hopefully, her story will help others to break the cycle of poverty so they can live an empowered and fulfilling life.
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Wagmiller, R. L., & Adelman, R. M. (2009, November 01). The Long-Term Consequences of Growing Up Poor. Retrieved March 29, 2017, from

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