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  • Take It from Me (2001)
  • TV Movie | 75 min | Documentary
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Take It from Me (2001)
TV Movie | 75 min | Documentary
TAKE IT FROM ME is the story of four women struggling against great odds to raise themselves and their families out of poverty in New York City. It is also an in-depth look at the human impact of the 1996 Personal Responsibility Act and ...See moreTAKE IT FROM ME is the story of four women struggling against great odds to raise themselves and their families out of poverty in New York City. It is also an in-depth look at the human impact of the 1996 Personal Responsibility Act and its five-year limit on public assistance. Has welfare reform been successful? Are former public assistance recipients better off once they leave welfare? Shot over a two year period, TAKE IT FROM ME lets these women speak for themselves. Written by anonymous See less
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Director
Emily Abt
Producer
Emily Abt
Cinematographer
Eliot Ferguson
Editor
Geeta Gandbhir
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Updated Jul 24, 2001
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Jul 24, 2001 (United States)

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