In the Red Tape: The Endless Paperwork of the Pandemic
How did the endless paperwork of the COVID-19 pandemic keep people from receiving benefits?
Social Services
Insecurity
A video triptych of stories about women struggling for what they need after the pandemic upends their lives.
Reaching the Vulnerable
What's being done to reach the most vulnerable? Homeless outreach workers canvass the streets of New York City 365 days a year, trying to connect with homeless individuals and ultimately, bring them in off the streets. Thousands still live on…
Immigration on Long Island
More than half a million LI residents are immigrants. How is the economy impacted and how are immigrants dealing with deportation threats? As a part of our reporting initiative Chasing the Dream, Poverty and Opportunity in America, we talk with…
St. James Food Program Fights Off Financial Woes, Continues Providing Services
The agency runs on a tight $600,000 a year budget. There's not a lot of wiggle room when programs cost almost $25,000 a month to run. And since 2008, the number of clients at St. James Social Services has almost…