(Editor’s note: This article is part of a collaboration among PBS NewsHour Weekend, Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue. ) By Liz Seegert Call them adult foster homes, board and care homes, residential homes, group or adult care homes. Regardless…
In a bid to meet the demand for long-term care in the U.S., some states are turning to adult foster care to offer aging adults physical assistance and emotional support. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Joanne Elgart Jennings reports from Oregon…
The New Jersey Reentry Corporation announced a program to help underserved communities and the formerly incarcerated obtain gainful employment.
Basketball great Shaquille O’Neal returns to his hometown of Newark, New Jersey, and shares his passion and gratitude for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.
Students dealing with poverty, abuse and instability at home often have a harder time achieving academic success and going on to higher education. The non-profit Children's Defense Fund-New York advocates for children's rights, and we have a look at the…
More than 18 million Americans live in “extreme poverty,” according to a UN report that ranked poverty in the U.S. alongside some of the poorest areas in the world. The UN Special Rapporteur for Extreme Poverty paid a visit to…
The idea of a basic guaranteed income is getting a trial run in a Canadian province for three years. Four thousand randomly selected Ontario residents will get thousands of dollars a year, and in exchange, they give up some social…
A nonprofit unveiled its newest affordable housing units in Morristown to keep up with rising demand.
(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) By Richard Eisenberg We all know the Social Security system needs reforming to keep it solvent so Americans will continue receiving their promised benefits. But Social…
As the nation grapples with the aftermath of President Trump’s border separation crisis, individuals from Harlem step up with support for the thousands of boys and girls who remain separated from their families at the border. That separation has moved…
The NYC Department of Education’s Public School Choice program has allowed thousands of disadvantaged students to leave low-performing inner-city schools for elite institutions of higher learning. But what happens to the schools they leave behind?
For decades, students and faculty from Auburn University's Rural Studio have been working, studying and living in Hale County, Alabama, and using architecture to serve the greater good. There, more than two dozen different homes that cost only $20,000 have…