The Changing Face of New York

The City Council recently passed a rezoning measure that will impact Jerome Avenue in the Bronx. How will this affect the community? Photographer Nathan Kensinger is here with his views.

Lead: Is your Child Safe?

Are lead dangers lurking in your home? A new report asserts that New York City’s poison prevention program, that’s supposed to keep our children safe from lead exposure, may actually be putting thousands at risk. As part of “Chasing the…

Saving Hungry New Yorkers

Nearly 1.3 million New Yorkers struggle to afford food for themselves and their families every day. Meet the organization that has helped feed them for over 35 years.

Why Anaheim’s Low-Wage Workers Struggle to Keep a Roof Over Their Heads

Away from the tourist attractions of Anaheim, California, housing is a daily challenge for minimum-wage workers who play a vital role in the region's booming economy. Even for those who work full-time, garages, spare bedrooms, motel rooms, cars and tents…

Breakfast After the Bell Program Helps Feed Kids in Paterson

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AKIcEdLKyA From our partners at NJTV News: By Leah Mishkin The state Senate’s passed a package of bills aimed at providing meals for more than a half million students from low-income households. Advocates for Children of New Jersey found…

The Homeless Children Epidemic

Why is child homelessness on the rise in New York City? Dr. Irwin Redlener, author of What the Dreams of Children Mean for Twenty-First-Century America, joins our partners at MetroFocus to discuss the factors contributing to this problem.

School Attendance Challenges

Chasing the Dream: Poverty and Opportunity in America is a multi-platform public media initiative that provides a deeper understanding of the impact of poverty on American society. ValleyPBS looked at some of challenges residents in Fresno's 93706 zip code face.…

Hidden in Plain Sight: Portraits of Hunger in NYC

Transportation in Plattsburgh, NY

We speak with one mom who faces long journeys on foot, regardless of weather just to accomplish basic daily tasks.

Trenton forum paints picture of modern-day poverty

At an NJTV In Your Neighborhood Community Forum, statistics painted the picture of modern-day poverty.

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…

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.