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Jan 26, 2007 · Michel Martin talks to Diane Sawyer about an ABC special on poverty in Camden, N.J. The program, called Waiting on the World to Change, airs Friday.
Feb 26, 2007 · World Changing for Children of Camden. Update on the lives of the kids featured in "Waiting on the World to Change." Feb. 26, 2007 -- On Jan. 26, "20/20" and Diane Sawyer profiled the lives of ...
In January 2007, Ms. Sawyer delivered an eye-opening report on poverty in America, “Waiting on the World to Change,” which gave viewers insight into the lives of families in Camden, New Jersey ...
Jan 26, 2007 · 20/20. Waiting on the World to Change. ABC, tonight at 10, Eastern and Pacific times; 9, Central time. David Sloan, executive producer; Diane Sawyer reports.
- Camden, New Jersey: Poorest and Most Dangerous U.S. City
- Homeless Family
- Homeless Kindergartner
- Lure of Drug Dealing
- Determined Teen Fights Against Odds
- Reality For A Camden Child
- Father's Alcoholism/ A Child's Broken Dreams
- Camden Children: Growth and Change
- Privileged and Underprivileged Children Come Together
- Can Change Come to Camden?
Some children are trying to find their way out of the despair and violence of life in Camden, New Jersey. Over half of Camden's children live below the poverty line.
Ivan, a 4-year-old boy in Camden heard gunshots in the night. He is eager to learn how to read, but he, his mother, and his brother are homeless. Ivan's grandmother uses crack and has temper tantrums in front of the children.
A 4-year-old's dream of having a home keeps falling through. He lives with relatives in one room. On the first day of school, he is afraid and only wants something to eat.
In Camden, drug dealers earn as much as $10K per week. In a city where over 1/3 of its teenagers have been arrested, a teen is determined to be the first in his family to graduate from high school. The extended family budgets its food stamps carefully.
A teen struggles against great odds to complete his senior year in high school. He feels responsible for helping raise the family and bring in money. He gets little sleep, and when he does sleep, it is on the floor--with the roaches.
A Camden six-year-old child warns the camera crew about needles left behind by drug dealers. Her father is an alcoholic, her brother in trouble with the law, and her mother resentful of her lot in life. Moochie lives in a battle zone, but dreams of going to college.
Though six-year-old Moochie is smart and does well in school, over time, her confidence fades as her family falls apart. The family puts the father into rehab.
In an 18-month follow-up of three young Camden residents, host Diane Sawyer notices the positive changes in a kindergartner, and the falling spirit of a child who lives in a battle zone at home. A Camden teen continues to work hard and holds his dreams in front of him.
Deprived children share their dreams about Christmas gifts. Teens living outside Camden discuss the plight of the deprived children of Camden. The more fortunate people meet with deprived families.
What does Camden need? Camden needs adults who want to invest in the lives of young people, tutors, and mentors. Non-denominational groups help support Camden's youth.
Aug 10, 2018 · For Sawyer's original report, "Waiting on the World to Change," ABC News spent 18 months with Stevens' family and the families of other young people in the city that was then considered "the most dangerous in America" and contrasting it with nearby Moorestown for a report that received widespread attention and led viewers to contribute enough money to change the lives of some of the children ...
Nov 8, 2007 · Ivan, Billy and Moochie's stories represent those of 12.8 million other children living below the poverty line in the United States, and since our special "Waiting on the World to Change" aired ...
