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New York City, New York
Nathan Flanagan-Frankl and his friend from Chapman University, Dylan Cox, set on their road trip from New York to Chicago to film a documentary about poverty in America. They visited the headquarters of www.dosomething.org, a non-profit organization focusing on helping teens across the nation. They also took a small survey of people in Times Square about the problems caused by poverty. -
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Flanagan-Frankl and Cox visited Philabundant, a local food bank in Philadelphia. They spoke to the program director there, who gave them a tour of the food bank. The focus of their trip in Philadelphia was to research how hunger can be prevalent for individuals and families who are not homeless. -
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Washington, D.C.
On the third stop of their trip, they spoke to a representative at Fashion Fights Poverty, a non-profit organization that focuses on fighting global poverty. In addition, they interviewed the president of Through the Kitchen Door, a non-profit organization that teaches kids how to cook and develop affordable yet healthy eating habits. -
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Louisville, Kentucky
In Louisville, they talked to a local journalist named Chris Kenning who works for the Courier Journal. Kenning followed several students in the Louisville area and talked to them about education reforms in public schools. Flanagan-Frankl and Cox interviewed Kenning about his article on education reform. -
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Chicago, Illinois
This summer, Flanagan-Frankl plans to continue researching poverty in America. He will be surveying people in the city of Chicago and its suburbs during the months of July and August, while searching for other experts on poverty or food-related issues for interviews. -
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Los Angeles, California
Since Flanagan-Frankl goes to school near Los Angeles, he plans on making several trips into the city to research the extremes of socio-economic classes. Commercial Los Angeles is advertised as a beautiful city, offering strings of high-end boutiques in certain parts of the city. Ironically, there are homeless families and poverty-stricken neighborhoods just a few blocks away from commercial Los Angeles. -
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Orange County, California
For his research in Orange County, Flanagan-Frankl wants to focus on youth as a victim of poverty. By teaming up with local non-profit organizations, he wants to reach out to children and young adults to help them fight through poverty.