Thanks for digging deeper! On this page, you can read the AAP’s Policy Statement on Poverty and Child Health in the United States, learn about the experiences of Sera, a child living in poverty in San Francisco, check out the Basic Needs Budget Calculator to see how much life costs for families around the country, or Play Spent one more time.

Living in Poverty USA
What is life like at the Poverty Line?
Watch this 5-minute video to get an idea…

Play Spent
Play again with a different job and different decisions to see if you can make it to the end of the month

Basic Needs Calculator
Shows how much it takes for families to afford minimum daily necessities

PBS Sera’s Story
Growing Up Poor in San Francisco

Poverty and Child Health in the U.S.
This AAP Policy Statement offers some background on the issues facing children living in poverty, and was created with the help of University of California–Los Angeles pediatric and med-peds residents.