A Night With the Homeless
How many people are without a place to sleep in NYC? We travel with the volunteers try to find out
Two New Yorks
Why So Many Seniors Take a Pass on Food Stamps
Even when they need help, the stigma can seem like too much
Here’s a Diploma…Here’s the Bill
Graduates, like this journalism student, face piles of debt as they jump into a job market
The Other Ivy League Life
How one student navigates the prohibitive cost of a privileged education—on her own
Struggling Among the Elite
A student on financial assistance can barely keep up with expenses
Not-So-High Fliers
Pilots make big bucks, right? Wrong. Many regional airline pilots survive on little more than the minimum wage
A Waiter Struggles to Hold on to His Acting Dreams
For New York City actors, their toughest role can be following their dreams and paying their bills.
A Not-Quite-Starving Artist
Dancing from project to project, and from job to job
Paying It Back
A young man works to get another chance to go to college
Knocked Out by Sandy
A 61-year-old grandmother fights to re-build a family nest after Sandy flooded her Far Rockaway home
When Help Is Not Enough
Public assistance and charity helps, but sometimes it isn’t enough
Trapped in a Nursing Home—at 26
A paralyzed young man longs for his own place
Sidelined by Health Woes
Rachel Martin has to cope with shoulder surgery and arthritis as she tries to start a second career at the age of 62
Working, But Homeless
One out of six single adults in the city’s shelters has a job.
To Work or Not to Work?
A part-time job can lead to a loss of public assistance—and staying on the edge in the process