AECDC Diaper Bank Assists Families In Need
The Anshe Emeth Community Development Corporation in New Brunswick typically serves about 700 families a year and distributes as many as 80,000 diapers annually.
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Veterans on Long Island
Suffolk County has the highest number of veterans in New York State. How do veterans face the job market and high cost of living on LI upon returning home? As a part of our reporting initiative Chasing the Dream, Poverty…
Charities on Long island
For LI's low income residents, access to medical care, education and other social services is a constant struggle. As a part of our reporting initiative Chasing the Dream, Poverty and Opportunity in America, we talk with Laura Cassell, CEO of…
Village of Hempstead Downtown Revitalization
The Village of Hempstead, once the hub of retail in Nassau County, has been struggling to regain its lost stature, and broke ground on a 2.5 billion dollar redevelopment project. As a part of our reporting initiative Chasing the Dream,…
Food Inequity on Long Island
For many Long Islanders, choosing between paying the rent and putting food on the table is reality. The issue of food inequity has far reaching health and economic consequences. As a part of our reporting initiative Chasing the Dream, Poverty…
Jeannie Lee, 60%: Chasing the American Dream is a Challenging Notion
What's Your American Dream Score? Take the quiz. Share your score and story. Editor’s Note: Jeannie Lee it the Manager of Facilities and Hospitality at the Auburn Seminary in New York. Previously she served as the program director of ecumenical…
Work & Happiness
With the continuing debate over budget priorities and social programs, Work & Happiness: The Human Cost of Welfare takes what some might feel is a controversial position: that it is the welfare system itself that keeps some people in a…
First Degree
FIRST DEGREE takes viewers inside the infamous Sing Sing maximum security prison and offers a unique window into a college behind bars that prevents released inmates from returning to prison.
For millions, underemployment is a new normal
At 4.3 percent, the unemployment rate is at its lowest level since 2001. But left out of this figure are people who are working part time or fewer hours than they desire -- - the underemployed. NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker…
Cuts to Legal Services will Hurt Needy, Poor in NJ
New Jersey’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, has been the same level since Ronald Reagan was president in 1987.
Greg Reynolds, 60%: My American Dream with a Little Help from my Friends
What's Your American Dream Score? Take the quiz. Share your score and story. Editor’s Note: Greg Reynolds has dedicated over 25 years supporting companies to curate and cultivate diverse talent. He serves as CEO, Hadley-Reynolds, a talent identification, retention and…
Prieto Champions Working Families with New Legislation
Assmebly Speaker Vincent Prieto and several advocates announced a bill that would increase paid leave from six weeks to 12 and raise the weekly cap by nearly $300.