21st Century Child Homelessness in New York City. Ash Sarkar Meets Andrea Elliot

In 2012 a New York Times journalist met 11 year old Dasani Coates. Over the next 8 years the journalist followed Dasani and her family as they navigated social services, the cascade of generational trauma and the attention of a New York City Mayor.

Ash Sarkar meets Andrea Elliott author of Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City.

Elliott’s book can be found here