Since the year 2000, the poor population in American suburbs has risen 53% compared to 26% in that of cities. Cleveland is a prime example of this statistic, with almost 60% of its poor located in the suburbs. Retail businesses sit empty, homes continue to be foreclosed and middle class families now find themselves in poverty for the first time and do not know what to do. This essay touches upon some of the affects of the recent recession and the expansion of poverty from urban to suburban areas over the past decade.

Shot for The New York Times.