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Income Inequality

A variety of fried snacks and soft drinks are for sale in Mexico City's Centro Historico neighborhood. (Meghan Dhaliwal/for NPR)
NPR
Community

Malnutrition hits the obese as well as the underfed

Hunger once seemed like a simple problem. Around the globe, often in low-income countries, many people didn't get enough calories.

6 years ago

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Community
Billy Penn

How hungry Philly kids can get free lunch over winter break

Rec centers around the city are hosting the meals on three separate days.

6 years ago

Nancy Glynn of Manchester, N.H., with her son Hunter. Glynn works for several non-profits, including MomsRising, a group that advocates for paid parental leave and other policies. (Nancy Glynn via AP)
Courts & Law

Most US workers still pay price of no paid parental leave

Nancy Glynn could not afford a funeral for her newborn son who died after a premature birth.

6 years ago

A man buys groceries in a supermarket.
NPR
Community

New SNAP rule impacts college students by limiting benefits and adding confusion

Some low-income college students are among the 688,000 food stamp recipients projected to lose benefits as a result of a Trump administration rule announced Dec. 4.

6 years ago

Philly athletes Dajah Horsey and Malika Douglas show how athletics help girls fight back against food insecurity. (Charles Fox/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Community
Broke in Philly

Sports fueled Philly athletes Dajah Horsey and Malika Douglas in their fight against food insecurity

Philly athletes Dajah Horsey and Malika Douglas show how athletics help girls fight back against food insecurity.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidates former Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speak during a Democratic presidential primary debate Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Democratic primary debate: round six

We discuss last night's Democratic primary debate -- what the candidates said, the policies they covered, and how it may be playing out across America.

Air Date: December 20, 2019 10:00 am

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23-year-old Carissa Coolbaugh talks about her experiences as a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipient Dec. 17, 2019, while at her home in Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Poorest Pa. families struggle through holidays as cash welfare stuck at 1990 levels

Pennsylvania’s grant amounts have been stagnant since George H.W. Bush was president. Meanwhile, the state is sitting on $400 million in program reserves.

6 years ago

Listen 4:07
(Al Día)
Community
Broke in Philly

Uncertain future as Puerto Rican community faces gentrification in Norris Square, Philadelphia

Just north of Fishtown and Northern Liberties is Norris Square, a proud Puerto Rican community facing an uncertain future as gentrification takes hold.

6 years ago

John Oliver, Jr., plays guitar at Hub of Hope's Living Room (Michaela WInberg/Billy Penn)
Community
Billy Penn

In Suburban Station, live music brings holiday joy to the Hub of Hope

Project HOME’s underground “Living Room” is a place to play and sing.

6 years ago

Leafy Pine Street in Center City is contrasted with treeless North 5th Street in Hunting Park.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly neighborhoods need more trees. A new city initiative takes on the problem.

Philadelphia lost the equivalent of 1,000 football fields worth of tree cover in the last ten years. A first-ever urban forest plan will try to reverse that trend.

7 years ago

A Lyft driver navigates traffic. (Courtesy of Lyft)
PlanPhilly
Community

Lyft is partnering with a Philly social service agency to help people get to work

The ride-hailing service will issue 300 ride credits worth $10 each for clients of Philadelphia Works looking to secure employment.

7 years ago

North 29th Street (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

Study: 41% of Philly area renters live in houses that need repair

A new study from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve finds major home repair needs in the region with impacts particularly significant for low-income renters.

7 years ago

Gabriel Toto is a 'bayakou' or latrine cleaner, in Haiti. (Marie Arago for NPR)
NPR
Health

Even researchers were shocked by how tough life is for sanitation workers

The work is dirty, dangerous ...and thankless. Sanitation workers in lower-income countries often endure grueling conditions to perform their duties.

7 years ago

Sen. Joseph Lagana (D-Bergen) and Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D-Mercer) introduced the legislation yesterday (NJ Spotlight)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

N.J. lawmakers seek to boost state tax credit for low-wage earners

The Earned Income Tax Credit has support from both Democrats and Republicans since it’s believed to keep people employed and off government assistance.

7 years ago

La Salle University nursing students and community leaders took part in a daylong poverty simulation to better understand the needs of the future patients they intend to serve. (Courtesy of La Salle University)
Community
Broke in Philly

Poor man’s game: Students take part in poverty simulation; realize importance of compassion

The ultimate goal was to make students more sensitive as graduated professionals to those grappling with the realities of being impoverished and to better meet their needs.

7 years ago

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