The Lullaby Project
From the suburbs to homeless shelters, the mother-child bond is essential for wellbeing. Tonight, we’ll take you inside the visionary “Lullaby Project”.
Criminal Justice
Opioid Crisis on Long Island
In 2017, statistics show that the opioid crisis claimed the lives of at least 600 Long Islanders and the numbers continue to rise. Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds, President and CEO of Family and Children’s Association and Krystle Stoddard, Peer Support Specialist…
Urban League: Looking Forward
For over 100 years, the National Urban League has been working to provide economic empowerment, educational opportunities and the guarantee of civil rights for the underserved in America. The story of the French bulldog puppy, Kokito, that died on a…
Budgets and Bail
Is New York State on the brink of major criminal justice reform? As part of “Chasing the Dream: Poverty and Opportunity in America,” the multi-platform public media reporting initiative, Beth Fertig, a senior reporter for WNYC News who has been…
Returning Citizens Find Community in LUCK, Inc.
There’s a lot of work being done to help people who have served time in prison.
‘Clean Start’ program provides inmates a pathway to employment
Clean Start Program
Gang Violence in Fresno
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.…