How to Prepare for a Layoff During COVID-19
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How Can Low-income Students Balance Work and School During the COVID-19 Outbreak
Our partners from Amanpour & Company report that at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, many college students struggled to balance school and work.
OPINION: Defeating the Pandemic Means Confronting Ageism and Ableism
By Ashton Applewhite 2016 Influencer of the Year (Read all of Next Avenue’s COVID-19 coverage geared toward keeping older generations informed, safe and prepared.) Across caregiving and community, business and intergenerational attitudes, the pandemic and how we respond to it could change us…
Overworked? How to Give Yourself Free Time While Working from Home.
Celeste Headlee, the author behind the book titled, Do Nothing, offers advice for dealing with the stress of coronavirus and working from home.
Preview | BROKEN PLACES
"Broken Places" explores why some children are severely damaged by early adversity while others are able to thrive. By revisiting childhood trauma victims we profiled decades ago, we learn how their experiences shaped their lives as adults.
BROKEN PLACES Director’s Statement
Having spent the better part of the past forty years making films about inter-generational poverty, child welfare, and health disparities, I’ve often wondered why some children are severely damaged by early adversity while others are able to thrive. Ernest Hemingway…
Tips on Working From Home Due to the Coronavirus
With the coronavirus spread, I’ve seen a rush of companies telling employees to work from home, including Microsoft, Facebook, and Amazon.
Meet the Experts Behind BROKEN PLACES
BROKEN PLACES interweaves poignant longitudinal narratives with commentary from a few nationally renowned experts in the fields of neurobiology and child development. These experts weigh in on the far-reaching impact of childhood adversity as well as the key relationships and…
About BROKEN PLACES
About Broken Places explores why some children are severely damaged by early adversity while others are able to thrive. By revisiting childhood trauma victims we profiled decades ago, we learn how their experiences shaped their lives as adults. Broken Places…
Saving for retirement is harder on women — how can we change that?
Only a quarter of women surveyed living in the U.S. believe they’re on course to achieve their retirement income needs.
Investor Melissa Bradley Asks How We Can Rethink Social Entrepreneurship for Black Communities
How can social entrepreneurship be used to ameliorate the lasting effects of slavery in black communities today?
How an app is empowering NYC tenants to demand housing justice
JustFix.nyc has developed an app that’s helping tenants all across the city turn the tables on their lousy landlords.