Palm Beach Food Insecurity
Palm Beach County has the highest rate of food insecurity in South Florida. More than 200,000 people in the county do not know where their next meal is coming from.
Jobs and Money
Senate Aging Committee Spotlights Aging Workforce Challenges
(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) By: Richard Eisenberg The challenges facing older workers, and older Americans who want to work, are abundant —ranging from age discrimination to employers’ unaccommodating…
For Some Native Corp Shareholders, Cultural Role Outweighs the Economic
Do Alaska Native corporations provide beneficial financial support, or do they hamper cultural values?
Democratic Leaders Call For $15 Minimum Wage
Congressman Donald Norcross called a news conference Monday to discuss the state minimum wage in New Jersey
The State We’re In: Lousiana Oil Sector
From our partners at Louisiana Public Broadcasting is a report on the oil sector in Lousiana. In New Iberia, over a quarter billion dollars worth of off-shore vessels are tied up on their docks. In 2014, when the price of…
Hiring Older Workers is Suddenly in Season
(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) By Chris Farrell For more than 30 years, Bill Simonowicz drove his iconic UPS truck around the artsy Minnesota harbor town of Grand Marais…
Why Job Hunters Don’t Find Work
(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) By Richard Eisenberg An anthropology professor might not be the first person you’d think of to research the ways job hunters look for work…
Where Dentists Don’t Go
In Columbus, low-income earners face serious health risks, while living in an area where dentists are few and far between.
Same City, Different Worlds
A 2015 study from researchers at the University of Toronto found that among America’s large metropolitan areas, Columbus had the second-highest level of economic segregation in the nation.
Factories, Few and Far Between
The jobs may move, but not many residents can do the same. Bill Lafayette, who runs the Columbus economic firm Regionomics, says the best chance for people on the West Side trying to get a factory job is probably a…