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Drexel program addresses trauma to help women in poverty save money - and one day create a bank

A hunger expert discovers that the key to helping women get off of welfare starts with teaching savings and dealing with the traumas that poverty creates.

India Baxley, 25, a single mother in Northeast Philadelphia on welfare, credits Drexel University’s Building Wealth and Health Network with giving her a workable budget plan.
India Baxley, 25, a single mother in Northeast Philadelphia on welfare, credits Drexel University’s Building Wealth and Health Network with giving her a workable budget plan.Read moreIndia Baxley