How a newspaper article inspired Citymeals to deliver food to the elderly
As the holidays approach, meet the people who ensure those that are homebound are not forgotten or left hungry this holiday season.
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Why a third of the Marshall Islands’ people have left for the U.S.
A third of the Marshall Islands’ population has moved to the U.S., leaving a country reeling from high unemployment and the looming effects of climate change. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Mike Taibbi reports. This story is part of an ongoing…
Why Sesame Street connected food insecurity to family homelessness
By: Nina Joung Lily is a young girl who loves the color purple, enjoys spending time with her friends and, unfortunately, has been experiencing housing insecurity. She may be a Muppet on "Sesame Street," but she represents a growing concern…
How can community college address growing food insecurity?
The goal of the initiative is with more New Jersey students able to receive SNAP, there’s a better chance of them completing their education and going on to land higher paying jobs.
NJ Gov. wants $15 minimum wage bill before the end of the year
Murphy was asked why he focused on the minimum wage on a day when marijuana tops the agenda in Trenton. We can walk and chew gum at the same time, he said. And besides, raising the minimum wage has been…
Fourteen anti-hunger bills are on the table in NJ
Anti-hunger advocates and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin cite the Garden State’s growing and grim statistics. Coughlin says about one in eight, or 266,000 people, are affected by food insecurity.
Worker-run, worker-owned: Nannies are their own bosses in this co-op
By Amaya Gomez Divina Taveras, 53, moved from the Dominican Republic with her daughter in 2001 to New York City. Every job she found working in restaurants and cleaning private homes had a challenge—low wages, inconsistent schedules, and wage theft. Taveras said she experienced mistreatment from both employers and fellow employees. She was also…
Community college students face higher rates of food insecurity
According to a survey, of the 419,000 students attending college in New Jersey, about one-third, or 139,000, are food insecure. Among community college students, 42 percent are facing hunger.
The only dental relief for many in this West Virginia county is extraction
After reporting in Alabama and California, NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Simon Ostrovsky visits the final state that the UN says can exemplify some of the country’s most egregious human rights issues. More than one third of residents in McDowell County,…
Can Entrepreneurship Fill the Talent Gap in Employment?
Though the national unemployment rate remains low, studies show the talent gap among employees continues to grow. As part of our Chasing The Dream initiative, we’ll look at a new program helping underserved teenagers in New York find success in…