BY: Kerry Hannon (Read all of Next Avenue’s COVID-19 coverage geared toward keeping older generations informed, safe and prepared.) The numbers of Americans filing for unemployment benefits is staggering. Sadly, these people have not only lost jobs and income, but also their…
The job search engine site Indeed says job postings in late April were more than a third lower than a year ago. So, how can you find work these days?
Why are NYC's communities of color more at risk of dying from COVID-19? Councilmember Ritchie Torres identifies poverty as the root cause of this disparity.
A look at the present and future age divide for working from home.
Before the coronavirus pandemic, students across the country were making plans for summer internships and future jobs. Now many students struggle with financing their education.
As a psychotherapist in New York City, ground zero for the COVID-19 epidemic, Dr. Robi sees firsthand how these monetary worries can wreak havoc on the psyche.
Low-income Americans are bearing the brunt of COVID-19. Detroit, a city already facing steep economic and racial inequalities, has emerged as a virus hot spot. John Yang reports and talks to the United Way for Southeastern Michigan's Darienne Hudson about…
The Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and the novel coronavirus pandemic has delivered another painful blow. Grocery store owner Burnell Cotlon has long been determined to sustain his community, most of which…
By Diane Eastabrook (Read all of Next Avenue’s COVID-19 coverage geared toward keeping older generations informed, safe and prepared.) In the DC Comics town of Metropolis, the townsfolk had Superman to protect them from villains like Lex Luthor, Brainiac and Darkseid. But…
The coronavirus outbreak, we know, is a health crisis and a national economic crisis. It’s also, for many Americans, a personal-finance crisis.