My Week on Welfare

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My Week on Welfare
NR 45 min
Awardwinning documentarian and former teenage welfare mother Jackie Torrens explores stereotypes about welfare recipients by going back on welfare for a week She finds out what the daytoday reality of life is really like for people on income assistance in Nova Scotia in 2015 During her weeklong stay she discovers unexpected insights and encounters the complex issues facing those on the system Produced by Peep Media the team behind Edge of East
DirectorJackie Torrens
WriterJackie Torrens

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Original Language:English
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woman director