HomeFront provides shelter at a central campus for families without splitting them up. Beyond that, the organization offers services that helps the community with opportunities for employment and creative outlets in its art gallery.
Anti-hunger advocates and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin cite the Garden State’s growing and grim statistics. Coughlin says about one in eight, or 266,000 people, are affected by food insecurity.
PERSONAL STATEMENT follows three high school seniors from Brooklyn intent on defying the odds for themselves and their classmates by becoming the very resource they don't have for themselves: peer college counselors. The film weaves together their individual struggles, family…
By Amaya Gomez Divina Taveras, 53, moved from the Dominican Republic with her daughter in 2001 to New York City. Every job she found working in restaurants and cleaning private homes had a challenge—low wages, inconsistent schedules, and wage theft. Taveras said she experienced mistreatment from both employers and fellow employees. She was also…
Troy Williams did his time -- 18 years of a life sentence in California prison -- and he survived by using his experiences as bases for podcasts, videos and other documentation on the inside. Continuing these pursuits after parole in…
According to a survey, of the 419,000 students attending college in New Jersey, about one-third, or 139,000, are food insecure. Among community college students, 42 percent are facing hunger.
After reporting in Alabama and California, NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Simon Ostrovsky visits the final state that the UN says can exemplify some of the country’s most egregious human rights issues. More than one third of residents in McDowell County,…
Though the national unemployment rate remains low, studies show the talent gap among employees continues to grow. As part of our Chasing The Dream initiative, we’ll look at a new program helping underserved teenagers in New York find success in…
Amazon made a huge announcement last week by naming Long Island City, New York and Crystal City, Virginia the locations of its much anticipated "HQ2." It didn't take long for strong public backlash from New Yorkers and politicians to arise,…
In Camden, most homeless go unnoticed and underserved.
Public backlash over Amazon’s HQ2 heats up as city lawmakers vow to stop the e-commerce giant from taking a bite out of the Big Apple. We’ve got the details.
Veterans facing legal hurdles have allies on Long Island. Tonight, a look at how Hofstra University is changing the lives of our warriors in need.