Low-income Americans are bearing the brunt of COVID-19. Detroit, a city already facing steep economic and racial inequalities, has emerged as a virus hot spot. John Yang reports and talks to the United Way for Southeastern Michigan's Darienne Hudson about…
The Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and the novel coronavirus pandemic has delivered another painful blow. Grocery store owner Burnell Cotlon has long been determined to sustain his community, most of which…
By Diane Eastabrook (Read all of Next Avenue’s COVID-19 coverage geared toward keeping older generations informed, safe and prepared.) In the DC Comics town of Metropolis, the townsfolk had Superman to protect them from villains like Lex Luthor, Brainiac and Darkseid. But…
The coronavirus outbreak, we know, is a health crisis and a national economic crisis. It’s also, for many Americans, a personal-finance crisis.
It reveals that in times of crisis, the vulnerable are the most impacted — yet the least heard.
A guide to educate yourself on the financial hardships that come with COVID-19 -- and provide help to yourself and others.
If you boss asks you to come into the office, do you have any recourse? The answer is complicated.
Numerous states are counting on older health care professionals to rejoin or stay with the workforce to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
With unemployment soaring, the COVID-19 outbreak is taking a staggering toll on workers. Food banks are ramping up their services to meet the rising demand, even as donations, volunteers and supplies are limited.
Two young brothers and their mother have a painful phone conversation after she failed to show up for them at family court. How does this moment impact these young men decades later? Learn how traumatic stress in children can impact…
Even before the COVID-19 outbreak, many college students struggled to balance school with work and the need to keep a roof over their heads and food on their plates. Now they find themselves in an impossible situation. Sara Goldrick-Rab is…
How do you measure resilience in babies? Neuroscientists are using innovative ways to measure infants’ responses to stress and test how early adversity can have longterm consequences. Explore how traumatic stress in children can impact the rest of their lives…