Tonight, we talk with the producer of Newsday's documentary, "The Last Trailer Park" that follows a Nassau family's struggle to avoid eviction. Then, Harvard University professor Matthew Desmond tells us about the harsh realities of living in a trailer park…
Photos by Lauren Fleishman
The Girl Scouts don't just sell cookies, they chase dreams. But for around 70% of the 29,000 girls in the Girl Scouts of Greater New York particularly its Black and Latina scouts - poverty and a lack of resources makes…
Brooklyn is the most expensive housing market in the U.S., outpacing San Francisco and even Manhattan last year. But that doesn't mean everybody who lives there is wealthy. Photojournalist Andrew Lichtenstein recently profiled Brooklyn residents living blow the poverty line to…
Across the US, rising housing costs have caused homelessness to proliferate. We go inside a Long Island homeless shelter and speak to Executive Director Sister Aimee Koonmen as well as current and former residents. The conversation continues with Greta Guarton…
As part of "Chasing The Dream, the multi-platform public media initiative on poverty and opportunity in America, we hear from Kevin Powell (a familiar face to those who watched MTV's "Real World") about his lifelong struggle to overcome a legacy…
Six Republican presidential candidates met in Columbia, S.C. on Saturday to discuss an issue more closely associated with the party of F.D.R. and L.B.J. -- poverty. The forum was moderated by Sen. Tim Scott and House Speaker Paul Ryan, who…
The Wilderness Worship is a mission without a formal home. Pastor Susanna Jeon says it's with the generosity of others that they are able to set up their popup kitchen and new clothing bins in a variety of sites around…
On a moral level, most Americans agree that we should help the poor, but how exactly we go about it has become one of the most divisive issues in politics — and that’s saying a lot these days. The divide…
In Camden, a partnership to end homelessness turns the process upside down.
The APN is encouraging all state legislators and Assembly candidates to sign a pledge recognizing that poverty is a problem in New Jersey. By signing the pledge they're also saying they'll work with APN and their partners to advance solutions…
Advocates for Children of New Jersey released data that shows 17 percent of children live in poverty and a disproportionate amount of blacks and Hispanics live in families earning less than the federal poverty line.