Award-winning videos made as a result of research in St. Joseph County, South Bend, Indiana, of persons who have jobs, but do not earn enough to stay above the poverty line. Demonstrates that the working poor are not a single, predictable group of individuals, but have highly diversified personal and household characteristics and job experiences. Package includes both long (26:00) and short (13:00) versions of the video. (1994) – TWO VHS VIDEOS, PRINT MATERIALS.

Multimedia kit developed by a faith-based organization to raise awareness of poverty issues and to create action plans to address poverty.  Can be easily adapted for use with community groups.  Features nine interactive multi-media sessions, with a flexible structure that can be adapted for local needs. (2003) – VIDEOS (9 hours total), CD, FACILITATOR’S GUIDE AND OTHER PRINT MATERIALS.

Segment from 60 Minutes II which focuses on the prevalence of hunger among the working poor.  Interviews several families found in food lines in Ohio in order to show the face of hunger in America today. Serves as a nice complement to presentations about hunger.  **VHS video format also available – #18803**. (2003) - DVD  (13:00)

Segment from 60 Minutes II which focuses on the prevalence of hunger among the working poor. Interviews several families found in food lines in Ohio in order to show the face of hunger in America today. Serves as a nice complement to presentations about hunger. **DVD format also available – #19051**. (2002) - VHS VIDEO  (13:00)

3 panel display describing Family Living’s efforts related to poverty and financial management education. Covers three categories (one on each panel): Raising awareness about poverty, Building skills of professions that work with individuals in poverty, and Direct teaching of skills for low income individuals. **Requires large display board (two 27” side panels, one 28” center panel, 35” high) – #17635, and header panel (same width, 12” high) – #17636, both of which may be booked separately.** (2005) – 3 PANEL DISPLAY & HEADER.

3/29/00 UWEX satellite videoconference.  Begins with an introduction to the topic of hard-to-serve clients, who are defined broadly as those facing a wide array of family and personal challenges in moving from welfare to work.  Provides an overview of three different service models that local agencies are using to integrate hard-to-serve clients into work-oriented welfare programs.  Highlights five agencies serving rural and urban areas in Oregon, Colorado, New York and Illinois.  (2000) – VHS VIDEO (2 hours), FACILITATOR AND PARTICIPANT PACKETS.

WELPAN is a group of social service/government professionals from the upper Midwest states who share insights and challenges associated with welfare reform. Features an overview of three different service models that WELPAN has studied in which local agencies are using to integrate hard-to-serve clients into work-oriented welfare programs. Program shown in Washington, DC as part of congressional budget hearings into the second tier of welfare funding.  (2002) - VHS VIDEO  (45:00)

A series of conversations with both residents and service providers in Oneida County, Wisconsin takes a look at how poverty affects all aspects of life there.  After an introduction (10:49), segments focus on Access to both health and child care (8:42), Transportation and the disabled (8:12), Food insecurity (7:00) and Housing (8:41).  Conversations with low-income county residents who discuss their personal situations, are interspersed with service providers who talk about some of the options available to them. (2009) - DVD  (43:00)

Two-part January, 2004 WisLine Web presentation focusing on the basics of major federal nutrition assistance programs.  Each program discussed eligibility requirements, how to enroll and trends in program participation.  The January 14 program (90:00) focused on WIC and the Senior Dining Program.  School meals and Child nutrition programs were the subjects of the January 28 presentation.  (80:00). (2004) – CD-ROM (170 minutes – total)

Conveys a hopeful message that together people can make changes to reduce child poverty.  Provides illustrations of Wisconsin urban and rural communities and the success they have realized through collective energy. DVD, "VISION 2020 REPORT CARD" (15p). (2007) - DVD  (22 min.)

An unwavering look at America’s working poor – people who work hard and play by the rules, but never seem to get ahead.  Over a period of three years, follows four hard-working individuals as they strive for their piece of the American Dream but find only low wages, dead end jobs, and a tattered safety net in their way.  Brings the disturbing reality of the working poor into the light of day with a mix of facts about poverty and social injustice and the personal testimony of real-life workers. DVD, DISCUSSION GUIDE (31p). (2005) - DVD  (85 min.)