Deviating away from the normal research type episode, this one is... "raw." There is an article (Washington Post) I read straight from towards the end, & I included more for further reading.
Oh yeah, turn your volume down...
*image artist: @KalynKawaii
"A journey through a land of Extreme poverty: Welcome to America"
"The U.S. Can No Longer Hide From it's Deep Poverty Problem"