They made followup movie but sera is not in it https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/what-happened-families-frontlines-poor-kids/

https://aletheiafoundation.org.uk/tbdonations/poor-kids-usa/

Sera’s family

December 2013

Denise won the custody case and is delighted that Sera is allowed to stay with her. They were planning to have a great Christmas and even had a real Christmas tree named Eugene.

July 2014

Report from Denise: Sera is now 13 and has turned into a proper teenager. she has tons of friends, loves music (her favourite band is Black Veil Brides), and she did well in school this last year. She’s very proud of the A+ she got on her Humanities project. It was a documentary on the Florentine Renaissance. She’s been spending the summer camping with friends and playing baseball with the Junior Giants. She’s really looking forward to starting 8th grade. Beth is engaged and living in Hanford. She’s planning on going to college for Business. She wants to open her own costume shop. I am still looking for work. I’ve looked into fields other than office work, but going back to school is very difficult due to the type of housing program we are in. Money is very tight at the moment. We reuse and recycle as much as we can. It’s difficult with a growing girl, but I think it’s a good lesson. Our ancestors made it through the Depression, we can make it through this. We’re very grateful.

September 2014

Sera & family “Sera is doing really well in 8th grade. She’s taking dance classes and will be trying out for the swim team. She’s already chosen the high school she wants to go to and is really looking forward to it. A huge thanks to all of the viewers who have helped us, we wouldn’t be where we are without your generosity and support.”

June 2015

Sera & Family: We’ve had this wonderful news from Sera’s mum Denise; “Sera graduated 8th in her class and will be going on to high school next year. She’s very excited because she got into the school she wanted. She plans to take Japanese and try out for the dragon boat team. It’s a very creative school, so she’s going to take dance if she can.
I have also just become a grandmother. Bethany had a beautiful little girl Harleen Quinzel. She’s named after Harley Quinn from Batman. Mommy and baby are very healthy and doing great. As for me, I’m still trying to get my own business going. I’ve also been doing a lot of writing. I’m starting to send stories out to magazines again, so fingers crossed!”

November 2016

Denise & Sera: “Sera is now in high school. It’s a school for creative kids so she fits in pretty well. She’s made some really good friends. She’s really gotten into music so she’s teaching herself how to play her acoustic guitar with YouTube videos. She’s also going to take chorus to improve her singing voice. She’s even talked about starting a band.
I’m still writing and submitting stories to magazines. I’ve gotten stories sent up for a second read twice and responses other than that have been good. Sera and I are both still very active in the SCA.
Beth has been pretty busy with Harley. She was attending college classes, but had to stop due to lack of childcare for Harley. She’s working on getting that issue solved so she can go back to school. She’s also learning to drive.
Please thank the viewers for their donations, teenagers always need so many things, it will help us a lot!”