PUBLIC HOUSING is a film about daily life at the Ida B. Wells public housing 　　evelopment in Chicago. The film shows the work of the tenants council, street life, 　　the role of police, job training programs, drug education, teenage mothers, dysfunctional 　　families, elderly residents, nursery school and after school teenage programs and the 　　activities of the city, state and federal governments in maintaining and changing public 　　housing. The scenes illustrate some of the experiences of people living in conditions 　　of extreme poverty.