WFHB FireHouse Broadcasting

Special correspondent Jennifer Jameson presents an hour-long documentary featuring narratives from four people in Bloomington struggling with poverty and homelessness.  Poverty in Bloomington has risen at an alarming rate, according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau.  The newest report claims poverty in Bloomington grew from 34.7 percent in 2006 to 41.6 percent in 2007, a seven percent increase in a single year.  "Streets of Bloomington 2009" consists of first-person narratives from Paul, Tavaley, Gino and Ken, patrons of the Shalom Community Center in Bloomington, Indiana, a daytime resource center for the homeless.  Produced by Jennifer Jameson, Chad Carrothers, and Andy Shaw in partnership with the Shalom Center and Indiana University’s Leadership, Ethics, & Social Action program.