Poverty exists, but it’s hard to grasp what it’s really like if you’ve never experienced it firsthand. Journalist Sarah Smarsh joins Viewpoints this week to share her story of growing up poor in rural America. She highlights difficult memories from her childhood and her opinion of how modern culture stigmatizes and traps people stuck in the cycle of poverty.
Guest Information:
- Sarah Smarsh, journalist, author, Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth.
Links for more info:
- Sarah Smarsh – Journalist & Author of Heartland, Finalist for the National Book Award
- Income and Poverty in the United States: 2020 – United States Census Bureau
- Poverty increased amid the pandemic after years of decline, but government relief made a difference – Boston University News Service
- Heartland by Sarah Smarsh – Official Publisher Page
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