Child Poverty in America



Photo Title

Child Poverty in America

Photographer/Creator

Stephen Shames

Collection

Publisher

Alicia Patterson Foundation

Caption/Description

New York - Roberto Fortes, 14, catches some sleep on the sidewalk of his Bronx neighborhood. Roberto and some friends live in an abandoned building nearby. Fortes became an orphan at 13 when his grandmother died.

Citation

Stephen Shames, "Child Poverty in America," in POYi Archive, Item #13605, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/13605 (accessed November 24, 2024).

Date Added

07.04.2008