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Our purposes here are to document the scourge of child poverty, the many ways it damages children and limits their possibilities, to make clear the immense irresponsibility of the world’s richest nation to tolerate basically the highest child poverty rates in the developed world, and to recommend what should be done about it.
Unknown Host hosts The Invisible Americans, a news show with 49 episodes published.
For our last episode of season 5, we’re joined by Adam Green, a professor who wrote the introduction to Robert Sargent Shriver's posthumous memoir. The main focus of the conversation is Shriver’s work to end poverty in A
From the Mississippi Delta to the State of New York to Wakanda, our guests today talk diapers, child care, and paying it forward. First up, Chelesa Presley shares she saw a need in her community and took steps to fill it
Showcasing Ways to Show Up: Longitudinal storytelling, a million families connected to food resources, and a foster care dorm 20 years in the making In the third episode of this season, we start by talking with Emmy-nomi
Our episode today kicks off with writer Claudia Rowe. She talks about her in-depth examination of foster care and her book, Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care . She calls for deeper accountabilit
In the first episode of Season 5, Carol Jenkins returns as co-host and introduces us to her new partner, David Ambroz. David brings both personal and professional experience to the issue of poverty in this country, havin
“It’s managing to trust. It’s not distrusting people in poverty and micromanaging them.” We bring you three inspiring interviews that focus on the action of creating real change for Invisible Americans: 1. Dr. James Farb
We open this episode with a clip of one of our previous guests, Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, president of MomsRising, speaking at a 24-hour vigil at the U.S. Capitol with an aim of protecting Medicaid. Then Carol and our fir
We open with excerpts from Sen. Cory Booker’s 25-hour filibuster and Rep. Rosa DeLauro’s speech reintroducing the American Family Act—described as “an antidote to child poverty.” Our host Carol Jenkins speaks with Kristi
We open with a clip of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaking about how she’s been working with the state legislature to get cash back into the parents of young children – at the time when parenthood hits wallets the hardes
In this episode, we take a look into what poverty actually looks like. We dive deep into Robin Hood's newly published poverty tracker with Chris Wimer, director of the Center on Poverty and Social Policy, Columbia Univer
Carol Jenkins talks to Speaker of the New York City Council Adrienne Adams about the $1.5 million plan to provide unconditional cash support for expectant parents facing housing crisis. Then Carol and our first guest hos
"It's a solution that's elegantly simple." Jeff and Carol talk to Dr. Dave Chokshi, who served as the Former Commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, about how to actually get on track t
In this episode, Jeff and Carol talk with two folks passionate about helping kids in foster care: friend of the show and former foster child David Ambroz and executive director of CASA-NYC Kerry Moles. They discuss ways
"It's the care that we give or the care that we lack. That's what's at the heart of everything." - Sarah Jones In this episode, Jeff and Carol talk with Ai-Jen Poo and Sarah Jones, who collaborate on a one-woman show abo
The Invisible Americans is proud to present this conversation held at Roosevelt House. "Roosevelt House is proud to present the Mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, about the accomplishments and challenges of her first year
Note: this episode deals with discussions of suicide and depression. Please listen with care. If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, call 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, or visit 988lifeli
Jeff and Carol kick off Season 3 with an eye-opening look at the hidden crises facing kids and families today. Rachel Sabella from No Kid Hungry breaks down how food insecurity is getting worse in New York, where 85% of
In honor of the Fourth of July, we are proud to present this panel, originally recorded at the "Disrupting Poverty" conference hosted by EMPath in March 2024. Dr. Kathryn Edin, Dr. H. Luke Shaefer and Timothy Jon Nelson
We're proud to present this Pride-centric panel presented by CASA-NYC on how we can all work to support LGBTQIA+ foster youth. The panel is hosted by Steven Baker, VP of development at Candle Media. Friend and guest of t
In this special episode of The Invisible Americans Podcast, we partnered with Kim Janey, president and CEO of Economic Mobility Pathways. Enjoy this special presentation of this conversation between Rep. Ayanna Pressley
Natalie Foster
President and Co-founder · Economic Security Project
1 appearance on this show
Fatima Goss Graves
National Women’s Law Center
1 appearance on this show
Kathy Hochul
Governor of New York · Governor
1 appearance on this show
James McDonald
Health Commissioner · New York State Department of Health
1 appearance on this show
Christine Quinn
CEO and president · Selling Sunset
1 appearance on this show
David Ambroz
author of A Place Called Home: A Memoir
2 appearances on this show
Ai-jen Poo
President/CEO · National Domestic Workers Alliance
1 appearance on this show
Sarah Jones
international hockey midfielder for Wales and Team GB · Keeping Up With The Joneses Financial Coaching
1 appearance on this show
Karen Bass
LA Mayoral Candidate · LA Mayor
1 appearance on this show
Soraya Chemaly
All We Want Is Everything: How We Dismantle Male Supremacy
1 appearance on this show
Alice Driver
writer
1 appearance on this show
Ayanna Pressley
Congresswoman
1 appearance on this show
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