By Richard Eisenberg Credit: Adobe Stock (Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Next Avenue and Chasing the Dream, a public media initiative on poverty and opportunity.) The 4.1 percent unemployment rate, its lowest since 2000, is great…
(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) By Nancy Collamer The majority of the U.S. workforce will be freelancers by 2027. That mind-blowing prediction comes from the new Freelancing in America:…
What's Your American Dream Score? Take the quiz. Share your score and story. From the Ford Foundation. Editor's Note: Darren Walker is President of the Ford Foundation, the nation’s second largest philanthropy, and for two decades has been a leader…
A troubling analysis of the finances of Americans 50 and older.
Poverty rates for some have barely changed, 8 years after the Great Recession
A new video series shows how making a living is getting harder.
A study by the College and University Food Bank Alliance found that 48 percent of college students reported experiencing food insecurity. Rutgers and Montclair State University each have food pantries available to help.
While some small business owners say a $15 minimum wage would be such a financial burden they might have to close their doors, others say the effect would be minimal.
Tomeico, single mom & nurse, on waiting over a year for childcare funding so she could work & provide for her daughter. This segment is part of 'Chasing the Dream: Poverty and Opportunity in America,' a public media initiative that…