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Chasing the Dream

  • Series
    • Getting Off the Streets
    • My Everyday Hustle
    • We Built New York: Honoring Chinese Workers
    • Your American Dream Score
    • Voices From Atlantic City
  • Films
    • A Dream Deferred
    • FRONTLINE’s Left Behind America
    • Work & Happiness
    • The One That Got Away
    • Dream On
    • First Degree
    • Stargate Theatre: A Defining Act
    • Against All Odds
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Chasing the Dream
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Chasing the Dream

A Dream Deferred: The Broken Promise of New York City Public Housing
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PBS Newshour

The Legal Marijuana Industry Is Not Diverse. Here’s Why.

Premiered: July 15, 2019
Next Avenue

Is It Time for Government to Offer Universal Family Care?

July 11, 2019
0:13:27
Metrofocus

Marsha’s House: Life As A LGBTQ Homeless Youth

Premiered: June 28, 2019
0:13:21
Amanpour & Company

This non-profit gives money to Black mothers with no strings attached

Premiered: June 22, 2019
Next Avenue

This LGBTQ-inclusive affordable housing for older adults will be the largest in the nation

June 7, 2019
Original Feature

These Chinese Americans built New York — here’s their life advice

May 31, 2019
Next Avenue

What’s behind McDonald’s effort to bring on more older workers?

May 31, 2019

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GETTING INVOLVED

Food Bank for New York City

Food Bank For New York City has been the city’s major hunger-relief organization working to end hunger throughout the five boroughs for more than 30 years.

Children's Defense Fund

The Children’s Defense Fund Leave No Child Behind mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.

Jobs With Justice

Jobs With Justice is leading the fight for workers’ rights and an economy that benefits everyone. It is the only nonprofit of its kind leading strategic campaigns and shaping the public discourse on every front to build power for working people.

Funding for Chasing the Dream is provided by The JPB Foundation. Additional funding is provided by Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III.

The JPB Foundation
Chasing the Dream

ABOUT THE INITIATIVE

Films

  • A Dream Deferred: The Broken Promise of New York City Public Housing
  • Stargate Theatre: A Defining Act
  • Dream On
  • First Degree
  • The One That Got Away
  • Work & Happiness
  • Against All Odds

Series

  • My Everyday Hustle
  • What’s Your American Dream Score?
  • Will Atlantic City Rise Again with Legalized Sports Betting?

Content Partners

  • Next Avenue
  • Member Stations
  • WNYC

All Stories

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