Around 41.3 percent of New Yorkers lived in near poverty in 2018, and as of early 2020, there were an estimated 91,000 people who were homeless in the city. Since the Great Depression, poverty and homelessness have increased in New York City to their highest levels in recent years. The state has not yet taken concrete action to address the fundamental problems, such as racism, inequality, and a broken system.
The true account of a homeless family of ten who walked the streets and shelters of New York is told in the movie Invisible Child (2021). Readers will be fully immersed in the tribulations of the oldest child, Dasani, who is a strong, intelligent, and ambitious young woman finding her way through a life fraught with obstacles like racism, addiction, starvation, and poverty.