Mentoring and the Museum
Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant, a fellow at the American Museum of Natural History, talks to us about paying it forward by opening the eyes and minds of children.
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Pediatric Mobile Clinic
In South Florida, a mobile clinic provides new parents with the opportunity to give their children the healthcare they need.
Democratic Leaders Call For $15 Minimum Wage
Congressman Donald Norcross called a news conference Monday to discuss the state minimum wage in New Jersey
The State We’re In: Lousiana Oil Sector
From our partners at Louisiana Public Broadcasting is a report on the oil sector in Lousiana. In New Iberia, over a quarter billion dollars worth of off-shore vessels are tied up on their docks. In 2014, when the price of…
Lotus House
Our partners at WPBT and WXEL in South Florida take a look at Lotus House, a women's shelter in Miami's Overtown neighborhood, where social workers are giving previously homeless women the guidance and empowerment they need to get their lives…
Hiring Older Workers is Suddenly in Season
(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) By Chris Farrell For more than 30 years, Bill Simonowicz drove his iconic UPS truck around the artsy Minnesota harbor town of Grand Marais…
Erie Now: Chasing the Dream
Community members discuss progress since the 1992 Children's Defense Fund Report, which named Erie the number one worst city in the U.S. for children living in poverty.
An Interview with Journalist Bob Herbert on the Black Middle Class – Against All Odds
Editors Note: This piece is from WYPR. By Sheilah Kast & Melissa Gerr When it comes to daily headlines, the black middle class is nearly invisible. The news tends to focus on dysfunction in poor black neighborhoods, confrontations with police,…
After School Program Helping Guadalupe Residents Push Back Against Poverty
Twenty-five percent of the residents of Guadalupe live in poverty and close to 40 percent of the children won’t graduate from high school.
Why Job Hunters Don’t Find Work
(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) By Richard Eisenberg An anthropology professor might not be the first person you’d think of to research the ways job hunters look for work…
Where Dentists Don’t Go
In Columbus, low-income earners face serious health risks, while living in an area where dentists are few and far between.
Weinland Park Worries
Housing is the single biggest expense for many people in Columbus, especially those working lower-paying jobs. Prices have begun to soar out of their reach.