Description

Only for use by registered non-profit community groups using the film for fundraising, public education or training, public libraries, K-12 schools and public community colleges. Educational packet available at no extra charge.

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 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 the film's participants speak for themselves. TAKE IT FROM ME aired in PBS's 2001 P.O.V. series.

Production Credits & Notes

Emily Abt - Director/Producer
Geeta Gandbhir - Editor/Post Producer
Yoruba Richen - Co-Producer
Eliot Ferguson - Cinematography